KYIV. Jan 22 (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 3.857 billion in 2015, which is 53.7% up on the figure for 2014.
According to the UkrPapir association, in 2015 the mill decreased its production of corrugated cardboard packaging by 2%, to 199.5 million square meters. The mill decreased its production of cardboard by 1.2%, to 205,000 tonnes, including a rise of 7.7% in production of commodity cardboard, to 123,800 tonnes and a decline of 12.3% in production of box cardboard, to 81,200 tonnes.
Production of base paper (for sanitary products) decreased by 11.7%, to 71,100 tonnes, while production of toilet paper fell by 12.8%, to 400 million rolls.
In 2015 cardboard packaging production in Ukraine fell by 14%, to 759.2 million square meters, and cardboard and paper output dropped by 10%, to 802,050 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.
