OREANDA-NEWS. During the first three quarters of 2007, the commodity output of Ilim Group Bratsk branch (previously Bratsk Pulp and Containerboard Mill) amounted to 526.3 thousand tonnes, 8.3 thousand tonnes (1.5%) down as compared to January - September 2006, the company's press service reported.

According to the report, output of market pulp totaled 372.9 thousand tonnes, 6 thousand tonnes (1.6%) up as compared to the first seven months of 2006. Container board output amounted to 153.5 thousand tonnes, 14.4 thousand tonnes (8.5%) 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 570.9 thousand tonnes, 6 thousand tonnes (1%) down as compared to January - September 2006. Bleached softwood pulp output was at 165 thousand tonnes, 1.4 thousand tonnes (0.8%) up year-over-year. Bleached hardwood pulp output totaled 193.8 thousand tonnes, 6.4 thousand tonnes (3.4%) up year-over-year.

Over the first three quarters of 2007, 2 mln 527 thousand cu metres of raw materials were delivered to the facilities, 15.8 thousand tonnes (0.6%) down year-over-year. Pulpchip output had been at 2 mln 219 thousand cu metres, 90.2 thousand cu metres (3.9%) down as compared to the first nine months of 2006.