Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill

Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill is a Russian pulp and paper company and the country's largest producer of kraft paper and paper sacks.

Overview

The company 270,000 tonnes of sack kraft

Kraft paper

Kraft paper or kraft is paper or paperboard produced from chemical pulp produced in the kraft process.Pulp produced by the kraft process is stronger than that made by other pulping processes; acidic sulfite processes degrade cellulose more, leading to weaker fibers, and mechanical pulping...

 per year, as well as 100,000 tonnes of kraftliner and 520,000 tonnes of unbleached kraft pulp.

In 2008, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation awarded the company the prize "The Best Exporter of 2008" in the pulp and paper sector. Based in Segezha

Segezha

Segezha is a town and the administrative center of Segezhsky District of the Republic of Karelia, Russia, located north of Petrozavodsk on the Segezha River and on the west shore of Vygozero Lake. Population:...

, Republic of Karelia

Republic of Karelia

The Republic of Karelia is a federal subject of Russia .-Geography:The republic is located in the northwestern part of Russia, taking intervening position between the basins of White and Baltic seas...

, the company has 5,300 employees.