Pulp & Paper Mill in Svetogorsk

International Paper is one of Russia’s leading producers for high-quality printing paper (Ballet Brilliant, Ballet Premier, Ballet Classic, Ballet Universal, SvetoCopy) as well as of packaging board for liquid products.

Products made at the Svetogorsk mill include: 

• Bleached chemical thermo-mechanical pulp
• Duplex paperboard substrate to package liquid products
• Coated paperboard
• Coated paperboard substrate 
• Kraftliner paperboard
• Printing paper in rolls for office use
• Cut-size printing paper for office use
• Offset paper
• Crude tall oil
• Crude sulphate turpentine

• ISO 14001 certification for environment management system 
  - since 2001 for forest management and logging operations (first pulp & paper mill in Russia) 
  - since 2004 for the entire mill 
• ISO 14001 IQ Net

• Forest Stewardship Council^® (FSC^®) certification: 
  - product certification and chain-of-custody certification of Svetogorsk mill (FSC^®-C022974 - since 2009)
  - management of forest leases in Leningrad Region’s Kirishi, Tosno, Luga, Volosovo, and Slantsy districts (FSC^®-C105866 – since 2012); chain-of-custody certification of ZAO Tikhvin Complex Logging Enterprise (FSC^®-C141755 - since 2018)
• ISO 9001 (quality management system – since 2000), ISO 9001 IQ Net, ISO 9001 GOST
• OHSAS 18001 (occupational health & safety management system – since 2006), ISO 18001 IQ Net
• FSSC 22000 (food product safety management system for food packaging - since 2014) for the mill’s duplex paperboard for packaging of liquid products, kraftliner paperboard and coated paperboard 
• To further promote the highest standards for responsible forest management the mill has adopted and implemented a “Wood Procurement Policy” in 2009 which outlines the environmental and community responsibility principles for all wood procurement, and signed a self-declaration for even better association with the FSC^® policy in 2012 (ZAO International Paper, ZAO Tikhvin Complex Logging enterprise, International Paper Nordiс Sales Company)

International Paper is committed to providing a safe and healthy work environment for its employees. In line with global company principles, the Svetogorsk mill operates a safety program to ensure safe work conditions across the facility. This includes operating in compliance with safety standards set forth in regulations and legislation as well as internal company standards which are often higher, continuously developing the mill’s policies and routines, improving the equipment, and ensuring the use the necessary personal protection equipment.

“We have been in operation for over 130 years and we are a significant employer in the town of Svetogorsk - we recognize our economic impact on the community. That’s why we see the importance of further execution of our environmental strategy – a commitment to sustainability is central to our business approach around the world, including Russia. Our strategic priority is also to sustain the performance level at Svetogorsk Mill as a world-class-standards facility by further improving our safety and manufacturing excellence system, as well as our reliability and people development."