St. Petersburg, Russia 21 July 2011 -- Over the first six months of 2011 the branches of Ilim Group in Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk have produced 738,000 tons of pulp and paper products, which is 3% more as compared to the same period of the previous year.

This includes 623,000 tons of market pulp, which is 2% more than in January-June of 2010.

Market containerboard production has gained 9%, amounting nearly to 115,000 tons. Pulp cooking has grown by 2.5% and reached 779,000 tons.

In the first six months of 2011 the volume of the company's own harvesting in the Irkutsk Oblast amounted to 2,009,000 cubic meters, which is 18% above the performance during the similar period in 2010.