OREANDA-NEWS. December 29, 2011. The Ust-Ilimsk Branch of Ilim Group has purchased a new chipper “Black Clawson“ (USA). The new equipment will be installed in the chip production area as part of the wood waste reduction and chip quality improvement program. The total amount of investments is RUR 15 million.

The new equipment is more reliable. The start-up of this new chipper will reduce wood waste and improve quality of chips produced. This will result in improved production stability and efficiency.

The purchase of new chipper is one of the investment projects of Ilim Group in 2011 intended to upgrade the existing equipment at chip production area in Group's Branch in Ust-Ilimsk. Previously a new bark press manufactured in Finland was installed in chip production area in Ust-Ilimsk.