Jan 05, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. Bratsk and Ust-Ilimsk branches of Ilim Group have already shipped more than 1 million tons of pulp and board to the Chinese partners in 2009, the company said in a press release received by Lesprom Network. Over the past years, the company's annual pulp and board shipments amounted to approximately 900,000 tons. This year Ilim Group passed the 1-million mark for the first time. Shipments to China will continue to hold an important place in the company’s business in the future: China is one of the priority markets for Ilim Group. According to company's CEO Paul Herbert, Ilim Group intends to remain the leading supplier of pulp and paper products to the Chinese market, continuously increasing its presence there.