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Ust-Ilimsk

OperatingIlim Groupilimgroup.comID 00152

Ust-Ilimsk is an operating kraft pulp mill in Ust-Ilimsk, Russia, owned by Ilim Group. With a capacity of 908 000 tonnes per year it is the 4th largest of the 6 pulp mills in Russia with a recorded capacity.

Location and logistics

Location
Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk, Russia
Nearest port
Dudinka · 1 496 km
Straight-line distance to the nearest major port. Method
Rail siding
Own siding
Verified by satellite 2026-10-02
OpenStreetMap track way/435134201 ↗, 262 m from the site point. Method
Map

Capacity and output

Capacity
908 000 t/y pulp
Register
Production
Not reported
Type
Kraft

Raw material and products

Pulp grades
Paper products

History and sources

Data confidence: High (100 of 100) · methodology

Timeline

  1. expansion2024
    Nytt kraftliner/kartongbruk (KLB, 600 kt/år) driftsatt feb 2024 bredvid massabruket.
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  2. expansion2023
    A new 600,000 tonne per year kraftliner machine at the site completed its first water run in early January 2023 as part of a 1.3 billion dollar project that raises the mill's total output to about 1.5 million tonnes per year.
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  3. expansion1981-12-30
    A second pulp line was commissioned on 30 December 1981, lifting the mill to 500,000 tonnes of bleached pulp per year.
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  1. startup1980-12-19
    The state commission accepted the first pulp line into operation on 19 December 1980 with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes of bleached sulphate pulp per year.
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  2. founded1972-07-12
    The general agreement between the participating Comecon countries on building the Ust-Ilimsk forest industry complex was signed on 12 July 1972, and construction work on site began in 1973.
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Sources

  1. otherchecked 2026-07-23
    server.arcgisonline.com ↗
  2. directorychecked 2026-09-29
    alestech.ru ↗
  3. otherchecked 2026-09-24
    fsc.org ↗
Show all 5 sources
  1. company websitechecked 2026-10-08
    ilimgroup.com ↗
  2. otherchecked 2026-10-02
    openstreetmap.org ↗

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