OREANDA-NEWS. During the first three quarters of 2007, 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, reported the press-centre of Ilim Group.

Output of market pulp totalled 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 totalled 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 was at 2 mln 219 thousand cu metres, 90,2 thousand cu metres (3,9%) down as compared to the first nine months of 2006.