OREANDA-NEWS. August 24, 2007. During the first seven months of 2007, commodity output of Bratsk Branch of Ilim Group, established on the basis of Bratsk Pulp and Containerboard Mill, amounted to 399.92 thousand tonnes, 13.3 thousand tonnes (3%) down as compared to January — July 2006.

Output of market pulp totalled 286.1 thousand tonnes, 2.9 thousand tonnes (1%) up as compared to the first seven months of 2006. Container board output amounted to 113.7 thousand tonnes, 16.2 thousand tonnes (13%) down year-over-year. Such a drop in output is due to a long-term realization of a large investment project to replace the in-line cutter-slitter of the board machine in the board line.

General pulping was at 434 thousand tonnes, 10 thousand tonnes (2%) down as compared to January – July 2006. High yield pulp output went down 15.4 thousand tonnes (11%), amounting to 119.5 thousand tonnes. Bleached softwood pulp output was at 152.9 thousand tonnes, matching the level of the last year’s first seven months. Bleached hardwood pulp output totalled 161.7 thousand tonnes, 5 thousand tonnes (3%) up year-over-year.