JSC Slavic Wallpapers – KFTB (formerly Koryukivka Technical Paper Factory, Chernihiv region), a leading Ukrainian wallpaper producer, produced 16.2 million conventional pieces of wallpaper in 2023, up 19% from 2022.
According to statistics provided by UkrPapir Association to Interfax-Ukraine, in December, in particular, 1.12 million conventional pieces were produced, down 2% from December 2022 and 13% from November 2023.
At the same time, in monetary terms, the factory’s production volume increased by 38.2% to UAH 1 billion 249 million last year.
The EBA has no data on wallpaper production in Ukraine as a whole, as the State Statistics Service stopped providing it in 2019.
As reported, in 2022, the factory reduced wallpaper production by 2.4 times compared to pre-war 2021 to 13.59 million pieces, while production decreased by 45% to UAH 903.55 million.
The company noted that the Russian aggression had significantly reduced sales, especially through retail channels. The factory exported 56% of its products in 2022, mainly to Uzbekistan, Latvia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan.
JSC Slavic Wallpaper-KFTB is one of the largest European wallpaper factories producing more than 10 types of wallpaper from the economy segment (paper, duplex, acrylic) to premium wallpaper (vinyl, non-woven, hot stamped).
In addition, the factory produces its own latex, water-dispersion paint under the Latex brand.
