Apr 16, 2010. /Lesprom Network/. China's newsprint output reached 397,000 metric tons in March, up 2.1% on year. Total production during January-March rose 4.4% to 1.08 million tons, the National Bureau of Statistics said, as Dow Jones informed Lesprom Network. Meanwhile, paper and paper board production in March rose 17% on year to 8.64 million tons. January-March paper and paper board output rose 23% on year to 22.85 million tons. Plywood output in March reached 13.04 million cubic meters, up 20% on year. Production during January-March reached 32.33 million cubic meters, up 30% on year.