Foundation
Syassky Pulp and Paper Mill is one of the pioneers in the Russian pulp and paper industry.
On July 18, 1926, the laying of the foundation stone of the future mill was done, and on November 3, 1928, the first phase of the mill was accepted for operation and the first tons of unbleached sulfite were manufactured. At the time of the start, Syassky PPM was the largest in the Soviet Union and one of Europe’s largest mills for the production of cellulose.
War period
In September 1941, the main equipment for the production of cellulose was evacuated to the Chepetsk Evacuation Base in Kirovo-Chepetsk of Kirov Region.
In the spring of 1942, on the basis of the sawmill, Syasskaya dockyard was established where the lake barges to transport people and cargos on Lake Ladoga during the Siege of Leningrad were built. Totally 99 wooden barges for various purposes were built. In addition, for the entire period of the war the mill became the base for the repair of war vehicles and weapons for supplying military units of the Leningrad fleet.
The mill workers fought heroically on all front lines of the WWII, many of them reached the walls of Berlin. 1,030 people did not return from the front lines. More than 500 mill workers were highly decorated for participation in the Second World War and valorous labor.
Postwar period
Experiencing huge difficulties, feeling an acute manpower shortage, the staff restored the production within a short time.
In October 1945, the first postwar pulping was done and the country received the first tons of cellulose from the mill.
In 1952, the 1st in the USSR plant for the production of vanillin was started.
The factory for production of sanitary paper and sanitary purposes products was put into operation as well as the first roll of toilet paper in the USSR was developed.
At first, the new products faced a zero demand — an ordinary citizen did not know what the rolls of paper were intended for and did not buy it. Shortly, after the organized through the newsreels in the cinemas advertising campaign, toilet paper became a scarce commodity.
In 1984-1986, the new production line of baby diapers made of nonwoven fabric and production line for toilet paper were started up.
Nowadays:
In 2001, due to the physical wear of the rapid dryer hood, the reconstruction of paper machine No. 2 with the following installation of the finish drying group was done that improved the paper quality.
In 2006, the line of Fabio Perini (Italy) for the production of two-ply and three-ply toilet paper and paper towels was started up.
In 2007, as a part of the environmental program, two separators and the press filter for dehydration of sludge forming in the process of effluent treatment were put into operation at the industrial effluent biological treatment plant.
In May 2008, new paper machine No. 5 with the forming device of Crescent Former type manufactured by Over Meccanica (Italy) with an annual capacity of 22,000 tons of sanitary paper was put into operation.
In April 2009, the production of powder lignosulphonates with capacity of 3 tons per hour was established.
Since 2010, the regular upgrade of sanitary household products shop is being carried out. The following was put into operation:
— The OMET TV-503 napkin line.
— The OMET TV-840 EASY napkin line.
— The Gambini line for the production of two-ply and three-ply toilet paper and paper towels.
— The FIS wrapping machine for automatic film wrapping of base paper jumbo reels.
— The palletizers for film wrapping of finished products.
In July 2010, the new tissue slitter of Toscotec (Italy) for paper machine No. 2 was installed instead of the old one.
In October 2010, the new hydropulper manufactured by Papcel SPb for pulping of fibrous materials with capacity of 130 tons per day was launched operating in continuous mode and feeding three paper machines with fiber.
In May 2011, new digester No. 6 was started up.
In September 2011, the new high-tech Gambini line with capacity of around 10 million units per month was started up. This line has the ability to produce rolled products with the application of two-tone print pattern on the surface of the paper web.
In September 2011, the reconstruction of the turbine department of TPP–2 with the installation of the К-6-1,6У condensing turbine was carried out; it allowed to generate 5 MW of additional electrical power.
In February 2012, the second Gambini line with the production flow of 15 million rolls of paper towels and toilet paper per month was started. This line has no any analogues in Russia.
In January 2012, paper machine No. 2 was started. Its upgrade made by Toscotec (Italy) allowed not only to increase the capacity up to 124 tons of sanitary base paper per day but also to improve significantly the quality of the paper produced with substantially less energy.
In March 2013, the scanner of paper machine No. 5 was upgraded by Honeywell that allowed to decrease the time of paper brand change.
In August 2013, the new tissue slitter of Toscotec (Italy) for paper machine No. 3 was installed instead of the old one.
In May 2014, the fine screening system of Kadant Lamort was started; it allowed to increase the efficiency of cellulose screening and to improve significantly the product quality as well as to reduce the dependence of the product quality on the quality of the imported chips used.
In July 2014, the conveying and packaging line for wrapping of sanitary base paper into stretch film of FIS Impianti (Italy) was started.
On September 9, 2015, the grand opening and the startup of the new Gambini FLEX 700 converting line with the capacity of 22 million rolls per month was held. The new line is the embodiment of the PERFLEXION concept which is a combination of performance and flexibility, especially thanks to the TouchMax – the most secure and multifunctional embossing station as the embossing roller change is done without the operator intervention.
In May 2016, new paper machine No. 3 will be started. It will replace the existing paper machine and will allow to produce up to 125 tons of base paper per day. The equipment was purchased from the Italian company – Toscotec.