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2025: The launch of the production of decorative paper-layered plastic for furniture in the former squares of the Ford car plant in the Leningrad region
In April 2025, Slotex launched a new high-tech production of decorative paper-layered plastic for furniture in the former squares of the Ford car plant in Vsevolozhsk, Leningrad Region. Investments in the project accounted for a significant part of the total amount of more than ₽3 billion, which the company allocated to the development of its production sites.
The official opening of production took place on April 14, 2025, when Russia Vladimir Putin the President video conference launched the work of the new enterprise. As the publication clarifies with reference to the press service of the government of the Leningrad Region, at the new production, Slotex will produce over 2 million square meters. m of decorative paper-layered plastic per year using HPL (high pressure) technology.
Vadim Osipov, managing director and co-owner of the Slotex group of companies, said that the new plant in Vsevolozhsk is becoming the third production site of the company. According to him, with the launch of this enterprise, the company completes the formation of a full cycle of production of decorative facing materials for furniture: from industrial printing to finished furniture components.
VTB Bank provided funds for the purchase of equipment in the form of a preferential loan in the amount of ₽900 million to the company. The Governor of the Leningrad Region Alexander Drozdenko noted that the launch of new production will create more than 180 new jobs in the region with a high level of remuneration.
Decorative paper-layered plastic, which will be produced at the new plant, consists of many layers of technical and decorative papers impregnated with thermosetting resins. This material is used for the production of kitchen countertops, furniture facades, playgrounds, building facades and interior finishes. In addition, it is used in medicine for equipping operating and chemical laboratories, as well as in transport - for finishing wagons and in shipbuilding.[1]
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