OREANDA-NEWS. It is a year ago since Ilim Group launched production of Omela, Russia's first coated freesheet paper.

Over the year Ilim Group has expanded the product mix to include gloss and matte coated paper with a basis weight of 105 gsm, 115 gsm, 130 gsm, and 150 gsm. Manufactured in rolls and sheets in the formats most popular in the domestic market, Omela is intended for high-quality printing and is suitable for production of catalogues, brochures, books, calenders, and promotional merchandise. Koryazhma Branch of Ilim Group producing Omela has been certified in accordance with FSC, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 14001:2007, and OHSAS 18001 standards. Omela is also compliant with the EU technical requirements (ISO 12647 Printing Standards).

"The launch of Russia's first coated freesheet paper production is in line with our strategy aimed at import substitution and supplying the market with high quality value-added products" - said Timofey Sokolenko, Vice-President Ilim Group, Sales. - "Omela has passed all the required tests both in Russia and abroad and is now very popular with customers. We continue to work in a close cooperation with our key partners to further improve our quality and increase the output of our products and consolidate our position in the domestic market". Omela paper is sold primarily through Russia's leading distributors. For more detailed information on Ilim's coated paper, please visit www.omelapaper.ru and бумагаомела.рф.

Coated paper is produced at the new facilities built by Ilim Group at its mill in Koryazhma, Arkhangelsk Oblast, within the framework of its 'Big Koryazhma' investment project worth more than USD 270 million. In the course of implementation of the project at the Koryazhma Mill, Ilim Group installed Russia's most advanced state-of-the-art paper machine and an off-machine coater. Once the ramp-up is complete, the new papermaking facilities at the mill will produce more than 220 thousand tons of offset, cut-size and coated paper per annum.

Corporate Communications of OJSC Ilim Group