Cardboard and Paper Company LLC (Lviv), a major Ukrainian manufacturer of cardboard tubes and sanitary products, increased its production by 11.5% in January-October 2023, up to UAH 1 billion 070.5 million, compared to the same period in 2022.
According to UkrPapir Association statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine, the company increased its output of cardboard products by 3.4% to 22.7 thousand tons and of base paper for sanitary products by 12.5% to 6.5 thousand tons in physical terms. Production of toilet paper in rolls increased by 52.3% to 5.13 million units.
At the same time, in October, the company increased its paper and cardboard production by 36% compared to the same month last year, to 3.04 thousand tons, which is 2.7% less than in September this year.
LLC “Cardboard and Paper Company” produces products and semi-finished products from waste cardboard (cardboard sheets, corners, sleeves), cellulose and recycled waste paper (toilet paper, towels, napkins TM Papero). The company supplies its products, in particular, to the EU countries.
Among its customers are Biosphere and Arterium corporations, Nestle, Khlibprom, and Yarych confectionery.
As reported, in 2022, the factory increased its commercial output by 51.5% compared to 2021, up to UAH 1 billion 186 million, without stopping work during the year. Net profit tripled to UAH 263.7 million.
As of Tuesday morning, November 17, approximately 2,400 trucks are waiting to leave Poland at three checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border – Yagodyn-Dorogusk, Krakovets-Korcheva, and Rava-Ruska-Krebenne, said Andriy Demchenko, spokesman for the State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (SBGS).
“Unfortunately, the blocking of traffic for trucks in three directions has been in place since November 6. As of this morning, there are about 2,400 trucks on the territory of Poland heading out of this country to Ukraine. Most of them are in front of the Yagodyn checkpoint – 1,100 trucks, the rest are heading towards the Krakovets and Rava-Ruska checkpoints,” he said on the air of the national telethon.
The speaker noted that the strikers let several vehicles pass in all directions in an hour.
“The only more or less intense traffic we see is at the Krakovets checkpoint, when trucks are traveling from Ukraine to Poland,” Demchenko said.
He added that in general, the number of vehicles waiting to cross the border from Poland to Ukraine has been at the level of 2400-2500 in recent days.
“At the same time, carriers are choosing other routes. For several days now, we have been observing a congestion of trucks opposite the Shehyni checkpoint. There are about 1,100 trucks there,” the State Border Guard Service said.
As reported, on November 6, Polish carriers began a blockade of freight traffic at three checkpoints: Korchova-Krakovets, Hrebenne-Rava-Ruska and Dorohusk-Yagodyn.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Poland Vasyl Zvarych said that the blockade of freight traffic towards the three checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Polish border is a “painful stab in the back of Ukraine” and jeopardizes the “solidarity corridors” that carry Ukrainian grain to third countries.
A “dry port” for grain exports to Europe will be built in the village of Horonda, Mukachevo district, Zakarpattia region, the press service of the Zakarpattia Regional State Administration reported on Facebook.
“A multimodal logistics hub for grain exports to the EU will appear in Zakarpattia. We are working with Italian investors to implement the Horonda Platform project in the village of Horonda, Mukachevo district,” said Viktor Mykyta, head of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration.
According to him, the project provides for the creation of opportunities for transshipment of agricultural products from a wide to a narrow road, the emergence of storage facilities, and the provision of a center with containers for grain, sunflower oil, etc. Horonda Platform is expected to create more than 200 new jobs in the Zakarpattia region.
“The emergence of such a land grain corridor in our region is a priority task of national importance. This project is especially important in times of war. We are grateful for the great trust of the country’s leadership and international investors,” emphasized Mykyta.
Representatives of the Italian companies involved in the project, including FS Holding, Mercitalia Rail, and Mercitalia Terminal, emphasized that they are interested in strengthening communication with the Ukrainian side, including Zakarpattia, in socio-economic, legal, and other aspects.
dry port, FS Holding, Horonda Platform, Mercitalia Rail, Mercitalia Terminal
In January-October 2023, Zhydachiv Pulp and Paper Mill (ZhPPM, Lviv region) produced products worth UAH 444.6 million, up 7.6% year-on-year.
According to statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine by UkrPapir Association, in physical terms, corrugated packaging output increased by 21.2% to 19.2 million square meters, containerboard by almost 27% to 13.5 thousand tons, and paper by 11% to 3.7 thousand tons.
In particular, in October, the plant increased production of paper and cardboard by 66.4% to 1.8 thousand tons by October 2022, and corrugated packaging by 54.6% to 2.3 million square meters. Compared to September this year, paper and cardboard production increased by 15.4%, and corrugated packaging by 23%.
Zhytomyr Pulp and Paper Mill has a paper production capacity of 43 thousand tons per year (base paper for corrugation, linerboard, cover paper), cardboard production capacity of 50 thousand tons, corrugated cardboard and corrugated packaging capacity of 120 million square meters, and injection molded containers (tray for 30 eggs) capacity of 72 million units per year.
As reported with reference to the association’s data obtained from the main industry enterprises, over ten months in Ukraine, there was an increase in the production of paper and cardboard by 11.4% (up to 454.9 thousand tons), cardboard boxes – by 18.1% (up to 428.7 million square meters).
In 2022, Zhydachiv Pulp and Paper Mill produced goods worth UAH 510.8 million, up 23.1% year-on-year, with net profit increasing by 67.5% to UAH 41.76 million.
Dobrobut Medical Network has implemented digital verification of patient data in all medical centers of the Dobrobut network through the Diia application.
According to the healthcare network in its press release, the sharing service greatly simplifies and speeds up the process of filling out patient records and other medical documentation, as well as eliminates the risk of errors.
To receive services in the Dobrobut medical network, a patient can provide a digital copy of his or her ID card or passport through the Diia app. To do this, generate the barcode of the required document in Diia and show it at the reception.
“Sharing is a convenient service for providing copies of documents through Diia. To use the service, the user must have the document to be sent in the app and have Diia.Signature activated,” says Iryna Zabolotna, head of the Diia implementation team at the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.
“Dobrobut is one of Ukraine’s largest private healthcare networks. The network includes 17 medical centers in Kyiv and Kyiv region, an emergency service, dentistry and pharmacies. The medical centers of the network provide services for children and adults in more than 75 medical areas. Every year, Dobrobut specialists perform more than 7 thousand surgeries. The network employs 2700 people.
Since the first days of the war, the Dobrobut Medical and Diagnostic Center in Kyiv has been providing 24/7 emergency medical care to Ukraine’s defenders and civilians injured in the fighting.
Thanks to the activities of the charitable foundations Direct Relief International and Dobrobut Foundation, wounded soldiers and people in difficult situations due to the war can receive free medical care at Dobrobut.
“Dobrobut became the first private network in Ukraine to receive funding from the U.S. federal government: with the support of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC), the company will build a modern physical rehabilitation center.
Today Azerbaijan presents an example of a balanced approach to the restoration and reintegration of returned territories.
The realization of the free economic zone “Karabakh” has been launched in completely destroyed Karabakh. The new enterprises that will actively appear in this region are aimed at producing products that will ensure energy independence and full functioning of the region.
This experience becomes certainly useful for Ukraine, which is already preparing for the reconstruction of the destroyed territories after their return.
“Our company is considering the possibility of creating a Ukrainian-Polish-Azerbaijani consortium for the production of inverters, exciters of process control systems and recorders. This consortium will be based on the developments of Ukrainian and Polish engineers and is aimed at meeting the demand not only in the eastern region, but also in the world. The equipment manufactured according to the developments of the specialists of “TWERD Energo-Plus Sp. z o.o.”, a member of the consortium “ENERGO-Plus”, successfully works in the projects realized by our Baku partners in the Baku Metro, providing a reliable ventilation control system. This becomes strategically important in the context of the current situation in Ukraine, where reliable ventilation of the subway is of great importance due to the presence of a large number of people during air alarms”, – said the director of ENERGO-PLUS Eugene Korff.
The Ukrainian enterprise seeks to adopt the experience of reintegration of de-occupied territories and together with Azerbaijan contribute to the development of sustainable economic and social systems.
