Volga

Traditions of Quality

Volga JSC has been successfully operating in the paper market for 93 years. It's a really long and decent story. The extensive production experience accumulated over the years allows the company to respond quickly and flexibly to any current and upcoming requests.

1928

The history of the enterprise began in 1928, when the first paper-making machine was launched at the Balakhna paper mill. During a month of operation, it produced 700 tons of newsprint. And already in the 30s, three more paper machines were put into operation. Since then, the Balakhna paper mill begun to increase its production capacity annually.

1940

In the 1940s, Pravda and Krasnaya Zvezda newspapers, dozens of army and divisional newspapers, and millions of leaflets were printed on our paper. During the years of the Great Patriotic War, the paper mill delivered 458 thousand tons of newsprint to the rear and front printing houses, and by the end of the 1950s the annual production volume reached 250 thousand tons of finished products.

1960

In 1960, a radical reconstruction and expansion of the enterprise began: complexes of the sixth and seventh paper machines, a new wood-mass plant and a warehouse for finished products were put into operation.

1970

In 1976, for great achievements in the development of industry, the Balakhna paper mill was awarded the Order of the October Revolution.

In 1977, Balakhna paper was awarded the State Quality Mark.

1991

An important milestone in the history of the enterprise was January 1991, when a decision was made to incorporate Volga, Open Joint-Stock Company.

1994

In 1994, a high-speed paper-making machine No. 8 by Voith (Germany), designed at the most modern technical level, was put into operation. Its speed was 1300 meters per minute, productivity – 250,000 tons of products per year.

1997

In 1997, an updated wood-preparation shop was put into operation, the modernization of the chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP) shop was carried out, and the production process was re-designed to produce thermomechanical pulp (TMP). In the same year, the pulp production was finally closed down (i.e. the pulp shop and the associated acid and evaporation shops).

2002

Since 2002 JSC Volga has been accepting for processing only timber products grown in compliance with environmental requirements. The Company is certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC), which is issued by an independent auditor based on rigorous annual on-site inspection.

2006

In 2006, the reconstruction of the wood-pulp shop was completed, which made it possible to increase the production of wood pulp and improve its quality.

2008

Since 2008, all bark and wood waste, together with sludge from treatment facilities, are incinerated to obtain heat energy in a powerful boiler, and the ash formed as a result of waste incineration is cooled and utilized without posing a threat of pollution to the environmental.

2015

In 2015, Nizhny Novgorod State District Power Plant named after A.V. Winter became a part of Volga JSC and became an energy complex that supplies the paper mill with electricity, and also provides heat and hot water for enterprises and organizations in the city of Balakhna. Since 2015, JSC Volga has been producing newsprint using a new technology that utilizes 100% thermomechanical pulp.

2017

In 2017, Volga JSC mastered the production of reduced-weight newsprint. The advantage of lightweight paper is the increased paper area per roll, which makes it possible to print more products from 1 ton of paper.

2018

In 2018, Volga JSC re-launched paper-making machine No. 4, which made it possible not only to expand sales markets for finished products, but also to create new jobs, as well as to create its own park of railway rolling stock as part of the Company's new development strategy.

2019

In 2019, the phased implementation of the priority investment project of Volga JSC in the field of forest development began, aimed at expanding the production of thermomechanical mass, increasing the volume of products and diversifying the product portfolio.

2020

In 2020, Volga JSC became a vertically integrated timber company, having completed the implementation of a priority investment project for the production of thermomechanical mass.

2021

In 2021, Volga JSC started implementing a new development strategy, the priorities of which were to increase the productivity of the enterprise, realize the potential of existing production, and increase operational efficiency.

The strategic vision of the Company is to diversify the product portfolio and raw materials, increase the share of paper for corrugation as the most popular product in the portfolio.

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