Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill is taking another step towards sustainable production by turning industrial waste into cost-effective fuel. Thanks to investments from an Austrian owner, the company has established the use of shredded film as an alternative energy resource, which allows the plant’s partners to reduce the cost of traditional energy sources.
Energy efficiency and environmental friendliness are the basic principles of the sustainable development strategy of PrJSC Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, developed jointly with the Austrian beneficiary Pulp Mill Holding. In the context of the war and economic crisis in Ukraine, it is the rational use of resources that can be a lifeline for the domestic industry.
As a closed-loop industrial enterprise, Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill depends on stable investments. Despite the challenging economic environment, PMH Director Dr. Heinz Zinner initiated a large-scale program to upgrade production lines. During the war, the plant invested EUR 15 million in re-equipment, including about EUR 10 million in 2024.
One of the key vectors of KCPM’s modernization is to increase production efficiency. Last year, the plant launched an ambitious environmental project aimed at the rational use of resources – the installation of a high-tech shredder for harness processing, which allows separating waste in the recycling process and obtaining valuable secondary materials: alternative SRF fuel and metal wire.
Shredded film – ready-made SRF fuel
Kyiv-based CPM is moving towards the most environmentally friendly and efficient production model. At the initiative of Dr. Heinz Zinner, the plant invested EUR 710 thousand in the purchase of a shredder. The new equipment is now processing over 200 tons of harness per month. It is planned that in the near future the Obukhiv plant will be able to increase this figure to half a thousand tons.
This approach opens up several strategic opportunities for Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill:
● First, it is an important step towards a completely waste-free production;
Secondly, the plant expands its customer network, as the film converted into SRF fuel can be sold to cement plants and other industrial enterprises interested in reducing energy costs.
Paper production waste is now 100% recyclable
SRF is a solid fuel produced by Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill from waste paper recycling. Today, Ukraine has already implemented more than 40 European standards that regulate the production, use and commercial circulation of SRF fuel.
In addition to the environmental benefits, SRF allows KCPM’s customers to save money by replacing traditional, more expensive and scarce energy sources such as coal and gas with an affordable and efficient alternative. The fuel made from recycled film has a high calorific value and, as a result, significant energy value at an affordable price.
Thus, a responsible approach to recycling and optimizing energy consumption creates new market opportunities not only for Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill but also for its partners.
Heinz Zinner, KPK, Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, Kyiv Pulp and Paper Mill, Pulp Mill Holding
