Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Mondi Expands and Modernizes Its Russian, Polish Plants for $1.19 Billion

(Bloomberg) -- Mondi Plc, the South African paper
and packaging company spun off by Anglo American Plc, will spend
875 million euros ($1.19 billion) on expanding and modernizing
plants in Russia and Poland over the next two years.

Boosting output and the efficiency of a Russian mill will
require 525 million euros, with the remainder to be spent on
adding a paper machine in Poland, Chief Executive Officer David
Hathorn said in a presentation at the Johannesburg stock market,
where Mondi shares officially began trading today.


Read more at Bloomberg Emerging Markets News

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