In the first half-year revenue of Russian division of Mondi grew 6% to 10.6 billion roubles ($335 million)

Moscow, August 28, 2009. /Lesprom Network/. In the first half-year revenue of Russian division of Mondi (Mondi Syktyvkar LPK OJSC) amounted to 10.6 billion roubles ($335 million) which is 6% higher than in the similar period of the previous year (9.9 billion roubles or $312.9million), as the company informed Lesprom Network. Net benefit in the frist half-year was 5.5 billion roubles ($173.8 million). Net benefit from current acitivities grew 2.4 times compared to the previous year's indicators to 1.15 billion roubles ($36.3 million). Another 4.4 billion roubles ($139 million) are funds of a shareholder allocated for strengthening financial position of the company. Investments in development in the first half of this year made up 6.1 billion roubles ($192.8 million), with planned investment volume for this period being 5.6 billion roubles ($177 million).