OREANDA-NEWS. December 4, 2012. OJSC Ilim Group participates in the XVII annual Pulp and Paper in Russian and the CIS International Adam Smith Conference in Vienna.

Our company will be represented by the team of top managers chaired by CEO Paul Herbert, who will act as a moderator of the main session devoted to global trends of P&P industry development. Brian McDonald, Deputy CEO, Managing Director BU Ilim East will take part in the session "Practical examples of current and planned greenfield projects and projects involving upgrade of the existing mills". Igor Sapunkov, Director Forest Strategy, will participate in the session "Raw materials for manufacturing of pulp and paper products". Also, the conference will be participated by Alexander Pozdnyakov, Deputy CEO, Managing Director BU Ilim West; Viktor Atamanov, Managing Director Strategic Planning and Marketing; Vera Bubelo, Director White Papers Sales; Grigory Yaugonen, Director Marketing and Sales, BU Ilim West; Vladimir Shoshin, Director Sales Russia and CIS, marketing and sales experts. Traditionally, as part of the conference, Ilim Group will hold a meeting with partners and buyers.

OJSC Ilim Group is a traditional participant of the Adam Smith Conference, a big event in the industry combining international manufacturers and buyers of pulp and paper products. Over the years, the Adam Smith Conference gained a reputation of the largest and the most efficient international meeting for the Russian pulp and paper industry. Every year, more than 300 top managers of the industry from all over the world gather here to establish business ties and obtain new information fro the leading Russian manufacturers, international strategic investors, and key government officials.