Ilim Group Mills in Siberia Manufacture 367,000 tons of Pulp and Paper Products

St. Petersburg, Russia, May 3, 2011 - Over the first quarter of 2011 the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk Branches of Ilim Group has manufactured 367,000 tons of pulp and paper products. This is 2.5% more than in January — March of the previous year.

This includes 309,000 tons of market pulp, which is a 2% percent increase from the similar period performance in 2010.

Market containerboard production has reached 58,000 tons, having gained 7%.

Logging volumes by Bratsk and Ust-ilimsk forest branches have reached 1 mln 402 thousand m3, 29% up as compared to the same period of 2010.