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Kokhavynsk Paper Mill increased production volume by 33.7%

20 May , 2023  

In January-April this year, Kokhavynska Paper Factory (KPF, Lviv region), which produces hygienic paper products (TM “Kokhavinka”), increased production volume by 33.7% compared to the same period last year – almost to UAH 368 million, according to statistics from “UkrPapir”.
As reported, at the end of the first quarter, the increase in this indicator was 39% compared to the same period of 2022.
According to statistical data provided by Association to Interfax-Ukraine, in physical terms the production of paper-base for sanitary products at the plant increased by 5.1% to 13.8 thousand tons.
Including in April, its output rose slightly to 3.49 thousand tons, compared to April 2022.
The output of toilet paper in rolls for the four months of this year increased by 4% – up to 43.88 million pieces, and the KBC factory confidently holds second place in its production after the Kiev KBC (almost 78 million pieces), which reduced the production of this product by 29.6% during this period.
The Kokhavinsk Paper Mill, which has been in operation since 1939, produces base paper for sanitary and hygienic goods as well as toilet paper and paper towels.
The capacity of the paper machines is 19 thousand tons per year, the processing equipment is 90 million rolls per year.
The factory has hardly stopped production since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale aggression in Ukraine.
As reported, last year KBF produced 975.3 mln hryvnia – 44.8% more than a year earlier. Net profit decreased by 12.7% to UAH 52.4 mln, income increased by 46.5% to UAH 978.9 mln.

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