News in 2010 year

9 september 2010 Ilim Group to invest over USD 860 million in the Irkutsk oblast: Mr. Zakhar Smushkin, Board Chairman of Ilim Group, spoke at a plenary session of the Baikal Economic Forum in Irkutsk. His presentation was dedicated to investments into the forest products industry and ways to improve efficiency in using forest resources.
31 august 2010 The Bratsk branch of Ilim Group reduces its environmental impact: Over the past 5 years, the Bratsk Branch of OJSC Ilim Group (Irkutsk Oblast) has lowered its load on the environment by 4%. For instance, the Mill’s emissions, which amounted to 5,800 tons in 2005, were reduced to 5,600 tons in 2009.
18 august 2010 Ilim Group concludes an agreement with the Arkhangelsk oblast administration to complete the construction of a large health center in Koryazhma: Mr. Paul Herbert, Chief Executive Officer of Ilim Group, Mr. Ilya Mikhalchuk, Governor of the Arkhangelsk Oblast, and Mr. Valery Elezov, Head of the Koryazhma Municipal Entity, have signed and Agreement today in Arkhangelsk concerning the construction of a major health center in Koryazhma.
3 august 2010 Ilim Group starts introducing electronic document flow and archive: OJSC Ilim Group, Russia’s major pulp and paper manufacturer, has launched a new project introducing electronic document flow and archive. The system in question is based on Extended ECM for SAP Solutions by Open Text Corporation. Project contractor is AveBrava, Open Text’s official partner in Russia and CIS.
29 july 2010 Ilim Group reports on its manufacturing performance in 1H 2010: Ilim Group mills produced 1,208 thousand tons of pulp and paper products in 1H 2010. This is 8% above the performance during similar period in 2009.
28 july 2010 Pulp and paper products output of business unit Ilim West has grown by 14%: Over the first six months of 2010, Business Unit Ilim West (the Koryazhma Branch) has manufactured 492 thousand tons of pulp and paper products, up 14% compared to the same period last year.
26 july 2010 Ilim East business unit pulp and paper output up 4% to 716 thousand tons: During the first half of 2010, the pulp and paper output of Ilim Group enterprises integrated into Ilim East business unit (the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk Branches) amounted to 716 thousand tons, i.e. up 4% over the first six months of 2009.
1 july 2010 The Board of Directors of OJSC Ilim Group approved a capital investment project to develop the Mill in Koryazhma.: The Board of Directors of OJSC Ilim Group approved an investment project involving installation of a paper machine in Koryazhma. The estimate project cost exceeds USD 270 million.
15 june 2010 All branches of Ilim Group are using the electronic cargo declaration system: The Ust-Ilimsk Branch of Ilim Group started filing electronic declarations using the Internet. The new declaration format was introduced as part of the Russian Government's Electronic Russia task project, which is expected to be completed by 2012.
3 june 2010 Ilim Group has chosen the main technology supplier for Bratsk project: Ilim Group has chosen Metso Company as the main technology and equipment supplier for a new kraft softwood pulp mill to be built in Irkutsk Oblast on its production site in Bratsk. It is one of the largest investment projects in the Russian pulp and paper industry for the past 40 years.
12 may 2010 Ilim Group 1Q output up 12% to 603 thousand tons: Over the first quarter of 2010 OJSC Ilim Group’s locations have manufactured 603 thousand tons of pulp and paper products. This is 12% more than in the corresponding period of 2009.
5 may 2010 Ilim West business unit pulp and paper output reached 245 thousand tons: During the first three months of 2010, the pulp and paper output of Ilim Group enterprises integrated into Ilim West business unit (the Koryazhma Branch) amounted to 245 thousand tons, i.e. up 18% over the first three months of 2009.
5 may 2010 Ilim East business unit pulp and paper output up 8%: During the first three months of 2010, the pulp and paper output of Ilim Group enterprises integrated into Ilim East business unit (the Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk Branches) amounted to 358 thousand tons, i.e. up 8% over the first three months of 2009.
20 april 2010 Management of Ilim Group and the Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast have announced the launch of one of the most ambitious projects in the Russian forestry industry within the last 40 years: Zakhar Smushkin, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Ilim Group, had a meeting in Irkutsk with Dmitry Mezentsev, Governor of the Irkutsk Oblast
7 april 2010 Ilim Group to build new kraft pulp mill in Bratsk, Siberia: Ilim Group's board of directors has approved an investment of approximately US$700 million to build a new kraft pulp mill in Bratsk (Irkutsk Oblast). The financing for the project is being arranged by the joint venture.
30 march 2010 Ilim Group to expand the geography of its social efforts in the western areas of Russia: Ilim Group has signed Social and Economic Partnership Agreements with five districts of the Arkhangelsk Oblast and two districts of Komi Republic where the Company has its business operations.
16 february 2010 Ilim Group reports on its 2009 manufacturing performance: Ilim Group’s locations have manufactured 2,337 thousand tons of pulp and paper products. Despite of crisis production level in 2009 was practically the same as in 2008.