In January-October of this year, Izmail Pulp and Cardboard Mill (Izmail Pulp and Cardboard Mill, Odesa region) produced 13.5 million square meters of cardboard boxes, up 13% over the same period in 2023, according to statistics from UkrPapir Association.
According to the statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine, the plant also slightly (by 0.7%) increased its output of corrugated cardboard components (containerboard and corrugated paper) to 7.3 thousand tons during this period.
In particular, in October, the ICCC increased the production of corrugated packaging by 18.3% by October 2023 and by a quarter by September this year – up to 1.45 million square meters.
In monetary terms, in January-October, the ICCC increased its production by 6% to UAH 220.4 million.
As reported with reference to the association’s data from the main industry enterprises, in January-October, paper and cardboard production in Ukraine increased by 2.8% compared to the same period in 2023 – to almost 496 thousand tons, cardboard boxes – by 15.1%, to 490 million square meters.
Izmail Pulp and Paper Mill produces corrugated cardboard, corrugated containers and cardboard packaging. The main raw material is waste paper.
According to UkrPapir, in 2023, the plant increased its production by 7.5% compared to 2022, to UAH 253.5 million, and increased its output of corrugated packaging by 27% to 14.9 million square meters, and containerboard by 13.7% to 8.4 thousand tons.
The main consumers of the company’s products are located in Mykolaiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kyiv, Vinnytsia and Kharkiv regions, including Shabo, Odeskokonditer, Promtekhtorg, and OKZ.
