ZAO PDK Apsheronsk in South Russia and ART-PROGRESS in the Ukraine each ordered complete MDF plants and short cycle presses from Siempelkamp. 

The scope of supply at the Apsheronsk plant includes a forming and press line incorporating an 8’ x 55.3 m ContiRoll® press. Several companies from the Siempelkamp Group will help to create a complete plant. The power station is provided by Siempelkamp Energy Systems GmbH (SES). Büttner Gesellschaft für Trocknungs- und Umwelttechnik mbH is supplying the fiber flash tube dryer. The cooling and stacking line, the stack storage system and the sanding line are made by Siempelkamp Handling Systeme GmbH (SHS). The equipment is designed for a daily capacity of 1,000 m³ which corresponds to a yearly capacity of 330,000 m³. The assembly of the plant is scheduled to begin in October of 2009; the first board is forecast for April of 2010. 

ART-PROGRESS in Kiev ordered a forming and press line including a 9’ x 35.4 m ContiRoll® press, which is extendable to 40.4 m. This line will be part of the first MDF plant in the Ukraine. The planning and engineering are carried out by Dr. E. Schnitzler Industrieplanung, the energy station and dryers are supplied by SES and Büttner. The contract volume also incorporates a cooling and stacking as well as a finishing line, a storage system, and a packing line – all provided by Siempelkamp Handling Systeme GmbH (SHS). Construction in Korosten is projected to start in June of 2009, the first board is forecast for February of 2010. By February of 2010 a daily capacity of 750 m³ is anticipated in order to reach a yearly capacity of 250,000 m³.