Business news from Ukraine

In August 2026, Ukraine’s major pulp and paper companies produced 54,300 metric tons of paper and cardboard, which is 2.3% less than in August of last year and 1.8% lower than the July figure, according to the UkrPapier Association.

At the same time, the value of commercial products produced by these companies continued to rise. In August, it reached 2.75 billion UAH, which is 17.5% higher than the figure for August 2025. Compared to July of this year, however, the figure fell by nearly 10%.

Thus, the growth in industry revenue occurred against the backdrop of a decline in physical production volumes, which may reflect a change in the structure of output and higher prices for finished products.

Paper production in August slightly exceeded last year’s figure, totaling 12,280 metric tons. The bulk of this was base paper for sanitary and hygiene products—11,080 metric tons—which was 1.8% less than a year earlier.

Cardboard output fell by 3.1% to 42,000 metric tons. Of this total, 33,100 metric tons consisted of packaging cardboard and paper for corrugation, the production of which declined by 7.8%.

Among the largest enterprises providing data to the association are the Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, the Trypillya Packaging Plant, the Kokhavyn Paper Mill, “VGP” (TM “Ruta”), “Poninkivska KPF-Ukraine,” and the Lviv-based “Cardboard and Paper Company.”

In 2025, paper and cardboard production in Ukraine increased by 4.8% to 630,000 metric tons.

Source: “UkrPapier” Association.