OREANDA-NEWS. May 13, 2009. Morbark Inc. company (USA) will deliver the second Morbark debarking and cutting facility to Solombala pulp and paper mill (Arkhangelsk region, Russia, the part of Solombalales holding).

“This project was initiated last summer, the contract estimating at USD 870,000 was concluded in September 2008”, mill’s Technical Development Director Konstantin Ivanov said, “Due to the economic meltdown at the end of the last year project implementation deadline was postponed by six months. This April our long and reliable partner, Europcell GmbH, helped us in the implementation of the project”.

Estimated time of equipment delivery in Arkhangelsk is July 1, 2009. Commissioning operations at the wood yard site may take up to two weeks. Launch of the second facility will enable to boost chip processing efficiency by 25% and decrease mill’s dependability on the regional chip market. It will also provide sustainable operation of the both production lines.