Ilim Group Giant invests in Celmacch Chroma Print

Without a doubt one of the major players on the Russian market, Ilim Group, company in joint venture with International Paper invests in Celmacch technology for high definition printing. Ilim Group is one of the main producer of pulp and paper in Russia, with biggest recorded market share, production volumes and size of investments. For these reasons is also one of the largest industry players on the global scale. This company operates in Arkhangelsk and Irkutsk areas, also with branches in Koryazhma, Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk and two corrugated cardboard plants in the Leningrad and Moscow Regions. The Company’s total annual of pulp and paper production exceeds 3 million tons. International Paper, the world’s largest pulp and paper manufacturer, is Ilim Group’s strategic partner for the Russian market. Ilim Group started its operations in Russia in 1998 and now it is one of the most succeful companies in Russia in the corrugagted industry. The choice of Ilim Group in high definition printing fell on Celmacch. The Chroma Evo 1700 line will be installed in line with a flatbed die-cutter Asahi. It will be equipped with 4 flexo colors and a vacuum section for the connection with the die-cutting. The HBL configuration and direct drive technology will guarantee maximum performance and very high precision. Ilim Group is without doubts one of the most succesful companies in Russia.