OREANDA-NEWS. August 10, 2012. From January to June 2012 Koryazhma Mill (Arkhangelsk Oblast) increased its production volume by 2%, as compared to the similar period of the previous year. Production output totaled 543,000 tons, including 189,000 tons of market pulp. The increase amounts to 7% against production output in the first six months of 2011.

The Mill produced 118,000 tons of paper, which is 10% above the production output for the similar period of the last year. This includes 43,000 tons of sack paper, 57,000 tons of offset paper, and 18,000 tons of wallpaper.

Market containerboard production totaled 236,000 tons, going down by 4.5%. Decrease in containerboard output is due to redistribution of sack paper/ board production volumes in favor of sack paper taking into account the current market conditions.

Over the first six months of 2012 pulp cooking output has reached 567,000 tons, with a 2% increase.

Wood supply volumes went up by 4%, reaching 2,354,000 cubic meters in the first six months of the year (January through June 2012).

Ilim Gofra corrugated box plant in the Leningrad Oblast manufactured 61, 762, 000 square meters of corrugated board and boxes, which means a 5% growth in comparison with the similar period performance in 2011.