KAMA Completes Major Mill Shutdown With More Than 1,700 Maintenance and Modernization Jobs

The KAMA cardboard and paper mill, part of the Sveza forestry group, has completed a scheduled major shutdown during which specialists carried out more than 1,700 repair and modernization jobs across the facility.

The work was conducted over the course of a week and covered the mill’s key production and infrastructure assets. According to the company, the measures were aimed at improving equipment reliability, ensuring stable production processes, and maintaining product quality.

Maintenance activities spanned the entire production chain, from the wood preparation shop to the biological treatment facilities. The largest share of the work was completed at bleached chemithermomechanical pulp (BHTMP) shops No. 1 and No. 2, cardboard machine No. 9 (KDM #9), and paper machine No. 7 (PM #7).

At KDM #9, the mill modernized shoe press mechanisms and replaced Drying Cylinder No. 9 and Uno-Roll No. 1. The company said the upgrades are intended to improve the properties of coated cardboard. At PM #7, a new reel barrel was installed to enhance paper product quality. In the BHTMP #1 shop, the equipment control system was upgraded to a new model to support more stable operations.

The shutdown also included work on environmental infrastructure. New valves were installed at the industrial wastewater pumping station, a 20-meter backup pipeline was laid, and all gate valves in the secondary settling basins of the biological treatment facilities were replaced.

“We view every scheduled shutdown as an opportunity to reboot production and bring it to a higher technological level,” said Roman Seravin, Executive Director of KBK KAMA. He added that the repair and modernization program helps maintain production reliability, improve efficiency, and support product quality and customer commitments.

The next scheduled major shutdown is planned for 2027. Preparations have already begun, with specialists compiling a list of projects aimed at maintaining equipment reliability and production efficiency.