Complete MDF plants for Russia and the Ukraine: Siempelkamp technology guarantees customers in Eastern Europe important market shares
Two recent contracts confirm the
importance of Siempelkamp know-how for the Eastern European market. ZAO
PDK Apsheronsk in South Russia and ART-PROGRESS in the Ukraine each
ordered complete MDF plants and short cycle presses.
Operating with Siempelkamp equipment the MDF plant for the South
Russian Apscheronsk will open up many opportunities for the region and
the country. The scope of supply includes a forming and press line
incorporating an 8’ x 55.3 m ContiRoll® press. Several companies from
the Siempelkamp Group will help to create a complete plant. The power
station is provided by Siempelkamp Energy Systems GmbH (SES). Buttner
Gesellschaft fur Trocknungs— und Umwelttechnik mbH supplies the fiber
flash tube dryer. The cooling and stacking line, the stack storage
system and the sanding line are made by Siempelkamp Handling Systeme
GmbH (SHS). The equipment is designed for a daily capacity of 1,000 m³
which corresponds to a yearly capacity of 330,000 m³. The assembly of
the plant is scheduled to begin in October of 2009; the first board is
forecast for April of 2010.
This order was preceded by a design contract which was successfully
executed by Sicoplan, Belgium. Two short cycle press lines, which were
ordered at the same time, will expand the company’s product spectrum by
processing the MDF for use as furniture boards and in laminate flooring.
The plant guarantees a significant market share for ZAO PDK Apsheronsk,
not only in the region of Krasnodar but also in the entire Russian MDF
market. “The signing of the contract marks a long anticipated start of
an important project for us,“ Mr. Albert Aschikarjan, managing director
of the company, explains. “Our region has the resources to supply the
plant with raw materials. Furthermore, a new MDF plant will create many
jobs and will secure these jobs for years to come.”
First MDF plant and short cycle press line for the Ukraine
Siempelkamp technology is also in demand in the Ukraine. ART-PROGRESS
in Kiev ordered a forming and press line including a 9’ x 35.4 m
ContiRoll® press, which is extendable to 40.4 m. This line will be part
of the first MDF plant in the Ukraine.
ART-PROGRESS is new to the market governed by the wood industry. Just
as ZAO PDK Apsheronsk the company relies on equipment from one single
provider. The planning and engineering are carried out by Dr. E.
Schnitzler Industrieplanung, the energy station and dryers are supplied
by SES and Buttner. The contract volume also incorporates a cooling and
stacking as well as a finishing line, a storage system, and a packing
line – all provided by Siempelkamp Handling Systeme GmbH (SHS).
Construction in Korosten is projected to start in June of 2009, the
first board is forecast for February of 2010. By February of 2010 a
daily capacity of 750 m³ is anticipated in order to reach a yearly
capacity of 250,000 m³.
