KYIV. June 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyivsky cardboard paper mill (Obukhiv, Kyiv region), a leader in Ukraine’s pulp and paper industry in terms of production and sales, produced goods worth UAH 1.46 billion in January-May 2015, 72.6% up on the figure for January-May 2014.
According to the UkrPapir association, in January-May 2015, the mill increased production of corrugated cardboard packaging by 10%, to 78.2 million square meters. The mill increased its production of cardboard by 5.3%, to 86,580 tonnes, including a rise of almost 19% in production of commodity cardboard, to 53,780 tonnes and a decline of 11.2% in production of box cardboard, to 32,800 tonnes.
Production of base paper (for sanitary products) decreased by 15.2%, to 28,530 tonnes, while the production of toilet paper fell by 15.4%, to 159.8 million rolls.
In January-May cardboard packaging production in Ukraine fell by 17.7%, to 289.43 million square meters and cardboard and paper output dropped by 12.1%, to 321,620 tonnes.
Kyivsky cardboard paper mill is one of the largest cardboard and paper producers in Europe. It mainly produces goods from wastepaper. Its capacity for processing wastepaper exceeds 850 tonnes a day. The mill exports its products to CIS states and other countries.
