OREANDA-NEWS. On 08 May 2009 was announced, that during the first three months of 2009, the pulp and paper output of Ilim Group East business unit (the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk Branches) amounted to 331 thousand tonness, i.e. down 9% compared to the first three months of 2008.

This includes 283 thousand tonness of market pulp which is down 8% from the same period of 2008. Containerboard output was 47 thousand tonness, down 16% year-on-year.

Pulping went down 8% to 1 million 362 thousand tonnes.