Russian pulp and paper production declined this year

Pulp production in Russia fell by 9.1% to 1,7 million tonnes in the first quarter of the current year, according to data of the Russian Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat).

The production of paper declined by 9.5% to 1,06 million tonnes, including newsprint by 29.6% to 340,000 tons. At the same time the production of paper for printing and writing increased by 7.5% to 15,800 tonnes.

The production of paperboard increased by 4.3% to 753,000 tonnes, including uncoated container - by 8.1% to 414,000 tons. The production of multilayer paper and paperboard fell by 22% to 36.8 million m2. Finally, the production of paper bags decreased by 24.6% to 105.5 million units.