OREANDA-NEWS. May 15, 2009. A meeting of the founding parties of Syktyvkar plywood plant OJSC and Gagarin plywood plant OJSC took place. Generally, the parties approved activities of the management under conditions of financial crisis and economic meltdown, as informed by Syktyvkar plywood plant Commercial Director Viktor Uvarov.

At Syktyvkar plywood plant, commissioning of a new six-head plywood grinding line produced by Austria’s Steinemann is under way. A new program of equipment modernization is adopted, which is mainly aimed at improvement of plywood and wood particleboard quality. Modernization of particleboard grinding line will be among the first activities undertaken. The plant continues widening product portfolio: production of hybrid plywood grades is launched again (both grinded and laminated), it is also decided to broaden the line of laminated wood particleboard decorations. The new product line will be presented on the market within the next few months.

The management of Gagarin plywood plant also works on widening product portfolio: the enterprise started manufacturing laminated wood particleboard with all thicknesses from 6 to 38 mm and of all formats stipulated in the contract by the equipment supplier, which allows adopting production to customer requirements. In April the plant also started industrial production of waterproof wood particleboard, which is used in production of tabletops and bathroom furniture. The quality of the products manufactured meets European swelling requirements. Attendants of the meeting also approved activities concerning marketing the products, widening the dealer network and reaching full rated capacity of the plant by autumn 2009.