Business news from Ukraine

Lviv Cardboard and Paper Company increased its output by 27.4%

LLC “Cardboard and Paper Company” (Lviv), a major Ukrainian manufacturer of cardboard sleeves and sanitary products, in January-June 2023 increased its output by 27.4% to UAH 638.79 mln. in comparison with the same period of 2022.

According to the statistical data of UkrPapir Association provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in physical terms the company increased the output of cardboard products by 2.3% – up to 13.1 thousand tons, paper-base for sanitary-hygienic products by 4.2% – up to 3.6 thousand tons. At the same time, the output of toilet paper in rolls increased by 35.3%, amounting to 2.8 million pieces.

Meanwhile, in June, the company reduced the output of paper and cardboard by almost 16% compared to the same month last year – to 2.53 thousand tons, which is also 29.5% less than in May this year.

“Cardboard and paper company” produces products and semi-finished products from waste paperboard (cardboard sheets, corners, sleeves), pulp and recycled waste paper (toilet paper, towels, napkins TM Papero). The company supplies its products to EU countries, among others.

Among its customers are Biosphere, Arterium, Nestle, Hlebprom, and Yarich.

As reported, in 2022, the factory, without suspending work during the year, increased the volume of marketable products by 51.5% compared to 2021 – up to 1 billion 186 million UAH. Net profit tripled to UAH 263.7 mln.

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Lviv “Cardboard and Paper Company” for 8 months. increased production volume by 44%

Cardboard and Paper Company LLC (Lviv), a major Ukrainian manufacturer of cardboard sleeves and sanitary and hygienic products, in January-August increased its production by 44.2% compared to the same period in 2021 – up to 724, UAH 94 million
According to the statistics of the UkrPapir Association, provided to the Interfax-Ukraine agency, the company thus maintains an increase in this indicator (more than 44%) compared to the same period last year (according to the results of 7 months, it was 44.7%).
In pack terms, the company increased the output of base paper for sanitary products by 8.5% to 4.8 thousand tons, while increasing the output of toilet paper in rolls by 42.8% to 2.65 million pieces.
The output of cardboard products increased by 2.7% – up to 17.8 thousand tons.
At the same time, in August, the factory increased the production of paper and cardboard by 23% compared to August 2021 – up to 3.16 thousand tons.
As reported with reference to the statistics of UkrPapir, the factory continued to work all months from the beginning of the year, reducing the production of paper and cardboard in March (by March 2021), but in April it already switched to positive dynamics, which it maintained in the following months.
Cardboard and Paper Company (until 2011 – Lvivkartonoplast) produces products and semi-finished products from recycled cardboard (cardboard sheets, corners, sleeves), cellulose and recycled waste paper (toilet paper, towels, napkins (TM Papero).
In 2021, the company produced products worth UAH 782.7 million, which is 47% more than a year earlier.

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WEIDMANN PAPER COMPANY SLIGHTLY INCREASES PRODUCTION IN UKRAINE IN Q1

Weidmann Malyn paper factory (MPF, Zhytomyr region), the only producer of electrical insulating board for power engineering machines in Ukraine, increase production by 2.2% in January-March 2021 compared with January-March 2020, to UAH 133.15 million, the UkrPapir association has said.
According to UkrPapir data provided to Interfax-Ukraine, in kind during this period the factory cut industrial paper production by 0.7%, to 1,540 tonnes, whereas transformer board production remained unchanged at 1,160 tonnes.
MPF Weidmann, founded in 1871 and a member of the Weidmann international group from 2000, is the only company in Eastern Europe that can supply almost all kinds of electrical insulating paper and cardboard meeting regional and international standards.
The factory produces transformer board, electrical insulating paper for power cables and transformer windings, crepe paper and other types of paper for industrial use, such as, packaging, filtration, and wallpaper.

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