900,000 tons
Total annual output
4,200
employees
90%
of pulp is exported to China and Southeast Asia

Certificates

Quality and EHS management systems of the Ust-Ilimsk Branch of JSC ILIM Group comply with ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001 international standards. The Mill’s products have been certified in accordance with the international standards of Forest Stewardship Council®.

Wood supply

The Branch of Ilim Group in the Ust-Ilimsk District sources wood from the Irkutsk Oblast and Krasnoyarsk Territory. The total annual harvesting volume is approximately 2.7 million m3.

Logistics

The key sales market for the Ust-Ilimsk Mill is China, where the cargo is delivered by rail and sea. Russia- wide delivery by rail.

History

1970
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1972

The member countries of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance sign an Agreement on Construction of the Ust-Ilimsk Mill.  

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1974

Start of construction of the Ust-Ilimsk Mill.

1979

First pulp cooking at the Mill.

1980
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1980

Acceptance of the first line of the Ust-Ilimsk Mill with a capacity of 25 thousand tons of bleached sulphate pulp per year.

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1988

The Ust-Ilimsk Mill ramps up to produce 546 thousand tons of market pulp.

2000
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2002

ZAO Ilim Pulp Enterprises acquires the Ust-Ilimsk Mill.

2004

Start of the Project 630 aimed to increase bleached SW market pulp output.

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2005

The Ust-Ilimsk Mill is named the Best Russian Exporter and awarded a diploma

2007

Project-630 reaches target performance indicators. The Ust-Ilimsk Mill and Forest become the Branches of Ilim Group Open Joint Stock Company, in Ust-Ilimsk and the Ust-Ilimsk district respectively.

2010
2015

The Mill cooks its 20-millionth ton of pulp.

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2017

Start of construction of a new woodyard. The co-generation power plant generates 8 million megawatt-hours of electricity.

2020

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