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History of the industrial complex
1940 - first workshops of Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill were put
into operation. By the end of the year the mill manufactured 100 tons of
unbleached pulp and over 140 tons of wrapping paper.
With the beginning of World War II Arkhangelsk Pulp Paper Mill began
manufacturing products for the army.
1942 - ethyl producing factory was put into operation.
1944 - - workshop of foundry concentrates was put into operation.
Annually Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill was awarded with the Red
Banner of Narkombumprom for its excellent work during the war.
1946 - based on the Decree of the All-Union Central Council of
Trade Unions and Ministry of Pulp & Paper industry, Arkhangelsk Pulp and
Paper Mill received the Red Banner of Narkombumprom in perpetual tenure
for its excellent work during World War II.
During difficult post-war years Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill went on
expanding its capacities increasing sulphite pulp production and mastering
paper production.
1948 - production of rayon pulp began.
1954 - one-frame sawmill was put into operation.
1955 - production of cigarette paper was mastered.
1960 - the mill began mastering the technology of producing paper
types of superior quality, following the launch of paper mill.
Simultaneously, the workshop for purification of sewage was put into
operation.
1961 - the first export of wood fiberboards.
1962 - production of writing paper and base of photographic paper was mastered.
1963 - the copybook workshop was put into operation; the first
consignment of the writing paper was exported.
1968 - sulphate-board production was built and put into
operation. Within a year the mill began exporting container board.
1972 - Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill was awarded with the VDNH
(exhibitions of achievements of na-tional economy) diploma for development
of the light board production technology.
1975 - bleached kraft pulp factory was put into operation, the
first automatic system of production control started functioning
Ever since that moment Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill has become the
largest enterprise in the country and Europe.
1977 - Presidium of the USSR enacted village Pervomaisky, the
location of APPM, to be renamed in Novodvinsk.
If the seventies may be considered to be the time of mastering the
facilities, then the eighties were the time of reconstruction
1981 - based on the Decree of Presidium of the USSR Supreme
Soviet, Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill was awarded with Lenin's order for
its progress in increase of production and improvement of products quality.
1983 - the millionth ton of bleached kraft pulp was manufactured.
1988 - the mill was put on a self-supporting basis.
1992 - Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill was turned into a Joint-Stock Company.
1994 - reconstruction of Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill that
resulted in creation of 11 independent affiliates. The beginning of crisis.
1996 - crisis in the domestic industry, Arkhangelsk Pulp and
Paper Mill was on the verge of bankruptcy.
1997 - Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill was turned into a company
with nearly 100% private capital. The industrial and commercial enterprise
"Titan" became the owner of it; foreign investors acquired a considerable
number of its stocks.
1998 - the mill's management and organization structure. It
resulted in establishment of two public corporations: "Arkhangelsk Pulp and
Paper Mill", JSC (production) and "Arkhbum",JSC (supply and sale).
2000 - the 60-th anniversary of Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill.
2001, October 19 -the 25 millionth ton of pulp has been cooked
since 1940.
2003 - Pulp Mill Holding (Austria) has become the managing
company of Arkhangelsk Pulp and Paper Mill.
2005- the 65-th anniversary of Arkhangelsk Pulp & Paper Mill.
2007 - The constraction of new wood-treatment plant is comleted.
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