Segezha Group has ordered approximately €58million worth of machinery and production equipment to equip their factory based in Galich, Kostroma.  The group's new mill will process green field plywood and has a capacity of 125,000 cubic meters annually.

Raute will deliver the order, which is the largest single order in the company's history, during 2020 with production scheduled to start at Segezha's plant in the summer of 2021.  The equipment is due to be engineered and produced in Raute's Nastola, Shanghai and Kajaani plants and within its partnership network.

The Russian company, Segezha Group, has operations across 11 European countries as well as in Russia. In 2006 and 2017 Vyatskiy Fanernyi Kombinat, part of the  Segezha Group ordered two production processes which are needed to manufacture plywood which Raute delivered to its plants in Kirov region. 

Raute, with its extensive experience in resource-efficient technology and, delivery capability alongside its ongoing presence both locally and within Russia was a key influence on Segezha's choice of supplier.  This order further proves Raute's high level of expertise in the plywood production industry.  However, the orders will not impact Raute's net sales for the year of 2019 which are still expected to drop alongside their profits when compared to last year.