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Kokhavinskaya paper mill maintained a 40% increase in production volume

16 September , 2022  

Kokhavinskaya paper mill (KBF, Lviv region), which produces sanitary and hygienic paper products (TM “Kokhavinka”), in January-August 2022, produced products worth UAH 601.5 million, which is 40% more than in the same period of 2021 of the year.
According to the statistics of the association “UkrPapir”, provided to the agency “Interfax-Ukraine”, thus, the factory has practically retained the rate of increase in production volumes, recorded for seven months (40.1%).
In natural terms, the production of base paper for sanitary and hygienic products increased by 3% – up to 27.3 thousand tons.
At the same time, the production of toilet paper in rolls increased by 16.4% – up to 87.2 million pieces, which remains the second largest indicator after the Kyiv KBK (221.6 million pieces).
In general, the main enterprises of the industry during this period produced 383.5 million rolls (-16.8% compared to January-August 2021).
KBF, which has been operating since 1939, produces base paper for sanitary and hygienic products, as well as toilet paper and paper towels. The capacity of paper machines is 19 thousand tons per year, processing equipment is 90 million rolls per year.
The factory has practically not stopped production since the beginning of this year.
KBF in 2021, according to UkrPapir, increased the volume of production of marketable products by 13% compared to 2020 – up to UAH 673.7 million. Net profit decreased by 29% – to UAH 60 million.

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