Feb. 2, 2010 - Russian pulp and paperboard producer JSC Vyborgskaya cellulose plans to build a 900,000 ton per year wood pelleting facility on the same site as its pulp and paper mill in Vyborg district, Leningrad region, Russia.

Andritz has been contracted to supply the process equipment for the plant, which is expected to start up in the third quarter of 2010.

Vyborgskaya cellulose produces unbleached softwood sulfite pulp and white top linerboard.

SOURCE: Andritz