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Sveza Group is a diversified holding company and one of the largest players in the Russian forest industry specializing in wood processing, paper, paperboard, and packaging, as well as AI-based innovations. Sveza’s products are known for their excellent quality and used in various industries all over the world.

 



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Sustainable development

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Stable and large-scale production
We implement modern and efficient processes to produce large quantities of products, and guarantee stable and reliable shipments.
A wide range of unique solutions
Our wood, pulp, and packaging products and solutions meet the highest industry standards.
Innovations
We offer a wide range of high-quality products made from renewable raw materials.
Sustainability
Sustainability is at the core of everything we do from day-to-day operations to the relationships with suppliers and customers.

Full production cycle

Sveza Group includes seven plywood mills, one paper mill, three companies producing paperboard packaging and specialized paper, and several businesses, including a wood harvesting company, a bioproducts company, and a company specializing in the development and implementation of AI-based solutions. In addition, Sveza operates an in-house R&D department.
No. 1
in the world for birch plywood production
No. 1
in Russia for LWC production
No. 1
in Russia for the production of paper made from aspen fiber
No. 1
in Russia for birch wood fuel briquettes production
No. 1
R&D company in the national plywood sector
2 million+
m3 of own annual allowable cut

Company history

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1999
2002
2006
2007
2012
2015
2018
2018
2019
2019
2020
2021
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2022
2022
2024
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1997
Sveza is founded. The Ust-Izhora plywood mill in St. Petersburg becomes part of the company.
1999
Sveza acquires Fanplit in Kostroma (today, Sveza plywood mill in Kostroma).
2002
Sveza acquires the Veliky Ustyug plywood mill “Novator” in the Vologda Region (today, Sveza plywood mill in Novator).
2006
Sveza acquires the Perm plywood mill (today, Sveza plywood mill in Uralsky).
2007
Sveza acquires Fankom in Manturovo, Kostroma Region (today, Sveza plywood mill in Manturovo).
2012
Sveza acquires Fankom in Verkhnyaya Sinyachikha, Ekaterinburg Region (today, Sveza plywood mill in Verkhnyaya Sinyachikha).
2015
All manufacturing facilities are consolidated under the name “Sveza”
2018
Sveza acquires the Tyumen plywood mill (today, Sveza plywood mill in Tyumen).
2018
Sveza acquires the Tyumen plywood mill (today, Sveza plywood mill in Tyumen).
2019

Sveza commissions two technology development centers at its plywood mills in St. Petersburg and Kostroma.

Sveza adopts a long-term development strategy for 2030.

Sveza creates an in-house harvesting subsidiary Sveza Resource and becomes a vertically integrated company.


2019

Sveza commissions two technology development centers at its plywood mills in St. Petersburg and Kostroma.

Sveza adopts a long-term development strategy for 2030.

Sveza creates an in-house harvesting subsidiary Sveza Resource and becomes a vertically integrated company.


2020

Sveza launches the production of bioproducts.

2021

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Kostroma Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for Manturovo.

Sveza signs a cooperation agreement with the government of the Totemsky District of the Vologda Region. . 

2021

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Kostroma Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for Manturovo.

Sveza signs a cooperation agreement with the government of the Totemsky District of the Vologda Region. . 

2022

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Perm Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for Uralsky. . 

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Uralsky, Perm Region by 40,000 m3 (“Uralsky +40” project) 

2022

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Perm Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for Uralsky. . 

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Uralsky, Perm Region by 40,000 m3 (“Uralsky +40” project) 

2024

Sveza creates a new subdivision dedicated to the development and implementation of AI-based technology.

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Novator, Vologda Region by 50,000 m3 (“Novator +52” project).

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Vologda Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for the Velikoustyugsky District.

Sveza acquires Kama Pulp and Paper Mill.. 

2024

Sveza creates a new subdivision dedicated to the development and implementation of AI-based technology.

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Novator, Vologda Region by 50,000 m3 (“Novator +52” project).

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Vologda Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for the Velikoustyugsky District.

Sveza acquires Kama Pulp and Paper Mill.. 

2024

Sveza creates a new subdivision dedicated to the development and implementation of AI-based technology.

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Novator, Vologda Region by 50,000 m3 (“Novator +52” project).

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Vologda Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for the Velikoustyugsky District.

Sveza acquires Kama Pulp and Paper Mill.. 

2024

Sveza creates a new subdivision dedicated to the development and implementation of AI-based technology.

Sveza increases the capacity of its plywood mill in Novator, Vologda Region by 50,000 m3 (“Novator +52” project).

Sveza signs an agreement with the government of the Vologda Region on the implementation of a social and economic development program for the Velikoustyugsky District.

Sveza acquires Kama Pulp and Paper Mill.. 

INNOVATIONS

R&D and Technology Development Centers
Sveza SmartLine
Peeling defects detection scanner
Veneer splicing method
Detection method for timber defects
“Plycounter” mobile app
KAMA Pharma coated FBB
In 2018, Sveza set up two technology development centers, and in 2021, announced the launch of a R&D center in St. Petersburg.

Dedicated to the development, evaluation, and implementation of innovative solutions, Sveza’s R&D facilities have modeled several different types of plywood and wood panels, developed innovative glue and resin formulas, and created several machine vision and AI-based solutions.

Over more than 30 years of history, Sveza has gained extensive experience and knowledge in manufacturing processes, equipment, and innovations. In 2024, the company created a new subdivision dedicated to the development and implementation of AI-based technology.

Today, Sveza has developed and patented more than a dozen proprietary methods and technologies, some of which substituted foreign technology that had been removed from the Russian market, and others are unique in the world.


The company’s innovative solutions provide optimized characteristics, are cost-efficient and suitable for application in many industries, not only in woodworking.
In 2021, Sveza patented an online scanning process for the real-time detection of veneer peeling defects.

Designed to be integrated with the production process, the scanner helps reduce peeling defects by 90% and increase the output of high-grade products by 3%.
Commissioned in 2022, the veneer splicing line joins random size veneer pieces to produce full-size veneer sheets.The proprietary process produces seamless joints by splicing veneer pieces end-to-end without a glue thread.

The resulting veneer sheets can be used for facing high-grade plywood.
In 2023, Sveza developed a unique method that uses a precision neural network and machine vision for the quick and accurate detection and classification of timber defects in real time, helping process operators improve process monitoring and control and minimize downtime.
In 2024, Sveza patented a unique tool for real-time counting of bundled sheet material.

The counting method in the form of a mobile app uses a combination of machine vision techniques for precise counting of bundled sheet material of any size and thickness within a few seconds, and works even in low-light conditions.

It can be applied not only in plywood manufacturing, but also in many other industries using sheet material and preshaped forms, such as the iron and steel industry.
The coated FBB production was launched at KAMA in 2023. It is paperboard specially developed for the pharmaceutical industry, with brightness at 95% (4 units higher than regular standard) and gloss at 45%.

KAMA Pharma coated FBB has uniform structure and very smooth surface, which enables high color accuracy and excellent performance for post-printing processes, including hot and cold foil stamping, embossing, debossing, and various varnishing techniques.

KAMA Pharma has optimum characteristics for the efficient performance of high-speed packaging processes, including filling and DataMatrix marking. KAMA Pharma is available in grammages ranging from 215 gsm to 380 gsm. KAMA Pharma coated FBB is a popular choice for premium packaging applications.

Applications of Sveza’s products

Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City, Kuwait
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam modernization project Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia
Resorts World Sentosa Sentosa Island, Singapore
Skolkovo Management School Moscow, Russia
Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City, Kuwait
Application: Slab and wall shuttering

Product: SVEZA Film-faced

Kuwait’s tallest building, the 414-meters-high asymmetrical tower of Al Hamra in Kuwait City was built in 2011. This unusual building with a solid wall facing south was designed with both aesthetic and practical functions in mind: maximizing waterfront views and protecting the people inside from the scorching sun.

Bold architectural solutions require reliable construction materials such as film-faced shuttering plywood by Sveza. In high-rise construction projects, shuttering plywood sheets experience loads up to 8 tons per square meter. SVEZA Film-faced is up to the task!
Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam modernization project Yenisei River, near Sayanogorsk in Khakassia, Russia

Application: Slab shuttering

Product: SVEZA Film-faced

The Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam is Russia’s largest power plant with the total installed capacity more than 6,000 MW. Water pressure for the 240-meters-high dam is approximately 32 million tons. The dam has two spillways designed to achieve an output of up to 17,000 tons of water per second—almost three times the amount of water of the Niagara Falls!

The modernization of the dam was a large-scale strategic national project. SVEZA plywood was chosen for the construction work due to its unmatched strength and moisture resistance ensuring reliable performance in demanding conditions.


Resorts World Sentosa Sentosa Island, Singapore

Application: Wall shuttering

Product: SVEZA Film-faced

Resorts World Sentosa is an integrated resort complex on the island of Sentosa in Singapore, which includes hotels, restaurants, luxury stores, amusement parks, theme parks, casinos, and museums. One of Singapore’s main attractions, the resort occupies approximately 50 hectares of land and can host over 35,000 visitors at any one time.

The construction began in 2005 and finished in 2012. SVEZA Film-faced plywood was one of the main construction materials used to build this gem of tropical architecture, as it is highly resistant to moisture and mold and delivers excellent performance in demanding conditions.
Skolkovo Management School Moscow, Russia

Application: Slab shuttering

Product: SVEZA Film-faced

Skolkovo is Russia’s largest innovation complex playing an important role in the national economy. The campus of the Skolkovo Management School is one of the most beautiful school campuses in the world and a true architectural masterpiece combining tradition and innovations, classical and futuristic features.

The main building was designed drawing inspiration from Kazimir Malevich’s avant-garde art, and built using SVEZA shuttering plywood. SVEZA Film-faced meets the highest industry standards and helps achieve the highest quality of concrete surface in cast-in-situ construction projects. We are proud that the creators of this modern and harmonious environment chose our plywood.

Policies and documents

You can familiarize yourself with the list of main internal documents regulating the organizational and production activities of the Sveza company in this section.
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