OREANDA-NEWS. September 10, 2009. Rated production capacity of Eniseiskiy plywood mill that is under construction in Sosnovoborsk (Krasnoyarsk region, Russia) was decreased, as the company’s representative Irina Samsonova informed Lesprom Network. The mill will produce 450,000 cubic meters of products (instead of 600,000 cubic meters planned earlier), namely 350,000 cubic meters of large-format softwood and birch plywood and 100,000 cubic meters of market softwood veneer.

The project is invested by MS Management CJSC belonging to joint Russian-American Midway United LTD. The management supposes American market to become the major consumer. The project cost amounts to approximately US150 million. The project is included into top priority investment projects list of Russian Ministry for Industry and Trade.

The mill launch is scheduled for December 2009. It is reported that the enterprise will reach its rated capacity in 2011.

Wood fiber is supplied from six municipalities of the region. The enterprise will use 9 sites with a total forest use volume of approximately 2,000 cubic meters annually.

The project was publicly presented in 2006. The mill is being constructed on the site of former Krasnoyarsk trailer plant (KZPT) and is the largest woodworking investment project in Krasnoyarsk region. The managing director of the plant is Viktor Dolgov.