Bratsk Mill
Bratsk Pulp and Paper Mill · also known as Big Bratsk, Ilim Bratsk
OperatingIlim Groupilimgroup.com (group)ID 00150
Bratsk Mill is an operating kraft pulp mill in Bratsk, Russia, owned by Ilim Group. With a capacity of 975 000 tonnes per year it is the 3rd largest of the 6 pulp mills in Russia with a recorded capacity.
Location and logistics
- Nearest port
- Dudinka · 1 661 kmStraight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
- Rail siding
- Own sidingVerified by satellite 2026-10-01OpenStreetMap track way/122666912 ↗, 119 m from the site point. Method
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Capacity and output
- Capacity
- 975 000 t/y pulpTrade press
- Production
- Not reported
- Type
- Kraft
Raw material and products
History and sources
Timeline
- startup2019Big Bratsk fiberline (world's largest) began operation with 720,000 tpy capacitySource ↗
- expansion2017Construction started on a new USD 91 million evaporation plant, EVAP 8, with a nominal capacity of 980 tons of water per hour, to cut wastewater and gaseous emissions from the mill.Source ↗
- expansion2013-06-24Ilim Group inaugurated the new Bratsk fiberline with an annual capacity after ramp-up of 720,000 tons of bleached softwood market pulp, with total Big Bratsk investment exceeding $800 million.Source ↗
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- expansion2010-04-07Ilim Group announced a roughly $700 million project to build a new kraft pulp line at Bratsk, the first new kraft pulp mill in Russia for thirty years, taking total site output above 1 million tonnes a year.Source ↗
Sources
- otherchecked 2026-07-22pulpapernews.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-04lesprom.com ↗
- newschecked 2026-07-23valmet.com ↗
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- newschecked 2026-07-23pefc.org ↗
- newschecked 2026-10-04fsc.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-07-23server.arcgisonline.com ↗
- industry presschecked 2026-08-20fastmarkets.com ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-01openstreetmap.org ↗
- otherchecked 2026-10-22ilimgroup.com ↗
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