24/11/2014

Mondi Syktyvkar officially opened its €30 million pulp dryer with an event hosting 150 prominent attendees last week.

The official ceremony was attended by representatives of Komi Republic Government and Mondi leaders. The estimated 150 visitors of the event included customers, partners and contractors who had been involved in the project implementation, as well as members of the project team and journalists from the Russian trade press and local media representatives.

"We are proud of Mondi Syktyvkar's 45 year heritage in the Komi Republic of Russia. Our new pulp dryer project illustrates Mondi's continued commitment to ensuring the success of the mill for years to come," concluded Peter Orisich, CEO of Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper, at yesterday's event.

"Our mill keeps progressing and mastering new business activities, as demonstrated by this most recent investment into the installation of the new pulp dryer. This project also creates employment for about 30 people in the mill," said Klaus Peller, Mondi Syktyvkar Managing Director, at the opening ceremony.

Guests of the event were invited for a mill tour, including an opportunity to visit the wood yard, paper production, and the finishing line. Following the tour, representatives of Mondi's top management and Komi regional government cut a red ribbon in front of the pulp dryer to symbolise the launch of the new machine. All the guests received samples of Mondi Syktyvkar's new 'KOMICELL' product, which is an FSC® certified market pulp that is produced without the use of elemental chlorine (ECF).

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Mondi Syktyvkar
Ekaterina Edapina
Mill Communciations Director
Tel: +7 8212 69 95 33
Email: ekaterina.edapina@mondigroup.com

Susan Brunner
Sustainability and Marketing Communications Manager
Tel: +43 1 790 13 5654
Fax: +43 1 790 13 948
Email: susan.brunner@mondigroup.com

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About Mondi Group

Mondi is an international packaging and paper Group, employing around 26,000 people in production facilities across 31 countries. In 2013, Mondi had revenues of €6.5 billion and a ROCE of 15.3%. The Group's key operations are located in central Europe, Russia, the Americas and South Africa.

The Mondi Group is fully integrated across the packaging and paper value chain - from the management of its own forests and the production of pulp and paper (packaging paper and uncoated fine paper), to the conversion of packaging paper into corrugated packaging, industrial bags, extrusion coatings and release liner. Mondi is also a supplier of innovative consumer packaging solutions, advanced films and hygiene products components.

Mondi has a dual listed company structure, with a primary listing on the JSE Limited for Mondi Limited under the ticker code MND and a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange for Mondi plc, under the ticker code MNDI. The Group's performance, and the responsible approach it takes to good business practice,  has been recognised by its inclusion in the FTSE4Good Global, European and UK Index Series (since 2008) and the JSE's Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) Index since 2007.

About Mondi Syktyvkar

Mondi Syktyvkar is a part of Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper. The mill is one of the leaders in pulp and paper industry and the biggest paper producer in Russia. The company's core business is the production of office and offset paper. It also produces newsprint and White Top Kraftliner. The most important brand of the company is the office paper "Snegurochka".

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