14 April 2015
“Due to a global decline in newsprint prices, which have gone below the cost of production, and a rise in raw material (chemical pulp) prices, Open Joint Stock Company Volga has had to scale back the production and, starting from April 13th, shut down three paper machines to upgrade the production process”, said General Director Mr. Dmitry Donchenko.
6 April 2015
The Investment Project of the Year 2014 award ceremony, held on 19th March 2015, brought together the winners in different categories and was attended by the Governor of Nizhny Novgorod region Mr. Valery P. Shantsev and representatives from the regional Ministry of Investment Policy and executive authorities.
25 March 2015
In March 2015 Volga obtained a new GOST Russia certificate of conformity for its Fluting paper, Б-3 grade.
16 February 2015
Nadezda Smirnova, Head of the Laboratory and Quality division, told Vremya Volgi (issue No. 5, February 12, 2015) that in late December 2014, Volga obtained the certification of its E Grade wrapping paper used in the packaging of industrial goods and food products with max. 15% moisture.
15 January 2015
According to statistics from PPB-Express magazine (No. 3, 2015), Volga produced 43,299 tonnes newsprint in December 2014, coming out on top among paper companies in Russia.
15 December 2014
Volga’s Purchasing division has a battery of competitive purchasing techniques that it can effectively apply in each particular case. As such, the division closes the year with good budgetary figures, mainly thanks to successful economy, cost saving and lower prices for materials.
3 December 2014
Continuous upgrading of the electrical equipment at a paper machine is not a luxury—it is imperative, as the energy-output ratio is an important performance indicator for any company.
25 November 2014
Volga’s technical agenda has been quite intensive this year. To ensure safe operation of the Mill’s production facilities, Volga has had its waterside structures examined by an expert company, who concluded that they can continue to be operated in compliance with legal regulations. Volga has also implemented some fire safety arrangements designed to prevent material damage and, most importantly, life loss.
17 November 2014
Laitex Oy (Finland) has supplied a new ash conveyor as part of the ash handling retrofit at the boiler plant. The water-filled ash conveyor has been designed to protect from high temperatures and dust hazards encountered during ash removal, transportation and storage.
29 September 2014
FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certification involves annual surveillance audits by an FSC-accredited certification body to check if the company’s operations are in compliance with the requirements of FSC international standards and if the corrective actions as identified during the previous audit have been fulfilled.
10 September 2014
Volga paper mill, being a leader in newsprint production in Russia, is also among large energy consumers. Today Volga’s strategic aim is to increase its self-sufficiency in energy.
13 August 2014
Volga produced 283,636 tonnes of paper for the first six months of 2014. This compares to 280,120 tonnes in 1H 2013, showing an upward trend of 1.3%.
4 June 2014
JSC Volga has passed certification tests to get a new certificate of conformity for its lower weight grade (42 gsm) newsprint.
22 April 2014
As JSC Volga is proceeding with plans to phase the old DCA-02 measuring system out of service and to equip all of its RGP-60 refiners with RMS-RS1 control system, the new system has recently been installed at another two refiners (pos. 2-1304 and 2-2202) at the TMP plant.
10 April 2014
JSC Volga’s packaging paper is produced from 100% recycled fibre. This paper is non-toxic, has a short decay period and can be disposed of with no harm to the environment.
7 April 2014
Volga has worked out a project to upgrade the ash handling system at the boiler plant, which will feature a new water-filled ash removal conveyor with automatic water level control
20 March 2014
PM8’s utilities technicians carried out a maintenance inspection at one of the carbon filters installed at PM8 water lines
13 February 2014
January 2014, being a short working month due to a lengthy holiday season, was very busy for railway freight handling operations
3 February 2014
The statistic data about the production of newsprint in JSC Volga during January 2014 are the following: 48
10 January 2014
According to the newly released production data,
