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Kokhava Paper Mill accelerated its production growth rate to 61%

14 August , 2024  

Kokhavyn paper mill (KBF, Lviv region), which produces sanitary and hygienic paper products, in January-July 2024 increased its output by 61.1% against the same period of 2023 – up to UAH 1 billion 069 million, according to the statistics of the association “UkrPapir”.
As reported, at the end of the half-year the factory’s production growth amounted to 54.5% to the same period last year.
According to the statistical data of the association provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in physical terms, the production of paper-base for sanitary-hygienic products at the factory for seven months increased by 33.6% – up to 32.5 thousand tons.
The output of toilet paper in rolls increased by 1.5% to 80.1 million pieces. KPF confidently ranks second in its output after Kyiv PPC.
As it was reported, in October 2023 Kokhava BF commissioned a paper machine for production of cellulose base paper (earlier they produced only on recovered paper basis). KBF attracted EUR13.8 mln loan from EBRD to organize such production in 2021.
Kokhavinskaya PF, which has been operating since 1939, produces backing paper for sanitary goods, as well as toilet paper and paper towels. Prior to the commissioning of the new machine, it had two PPMs with a total capacity of 40,000 tons of backing paper per year.
In 2023, the mill increased its output by 18% compared to 2022 – up to UAH 1 bln 151.2 mln, net profit increased 2.7 times – up to UAH 137 mln.

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