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Zhydachevsky Pulp and Paper Mill increased production by 23.2%

Zhydachevsky Pulp and Paper Mill (ZhTsBK, Lviv region), which is part of the Osnova holding, increased its production by 23.2% in January-September 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, to UAH 373.24 million.
According to the statistics provided to the Interfax-Ukraine agency by the UkrPapir Association, thus, following the results of nine months, the plant slightly slowed down the growth rate of this indicator compared to the same period last year (for seven months it was 35%, eight months – 30% )
In real terms, the production of corrugated boxes continues to maintain stable positive dynamics, having increased by a third – up to 14.4 million square meters. m. At the same time, the output of containerboard (including corrugated paper) decreased by 13% to 9.9 thousand tons.
At the same time, there is a significant reduction in the production of paper – by 39.7%, to 3 thousand tons.
As reported with reference to the data of the association, in January-September, taking into account the fact that a number of industry enterprises were either destroyed or damaged or located in the occupied territory, the production of paper and cardboard in Ukraine decreased by 43.7% compared to January-September -2021 – up to 376.137 thousand tons, corrugated packaging – by 41.7%, up to 323 million square meters. m.
At the same time, the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of corrugated packaging, Rubezhsky CPC, was damaged and stopped, but its subsidiary in the Kyiv region, the Trypilsky Packaging Plant, continues to work. According to UkrPapir, in nine months it produced products worth UAH 1.53 billion, and corrugated packaging produced 89.8 million square meters. m (the second indicator after the Kyiv KBK).
ZhPPM suspended production with the start of Russia’s military aggression, but in March, production was resumed.
According to the association, another plant in the structure of the holding “Osnova” – Izmail pulp and cardboard (Odessa region) in January-September increased the volume of marketable products by 6.1% – up to UAH 169.2 million. In physical terms, the output of containerboard decreased by almost a third to 5.9 thousand tons, corrugated packaging by 43.6%, to 8.7 million square meters. m.

Zhydachevsky Pulp and Paper Mill increased production by 30.1%

Zhydachevsky Pulp and Paper Mill (ZhTsBK, Lviv region), which is part of the Osnova holding, in January-August 2022 increased its production by 30.1% compared to the same period in 2021, to UAH 333.47 million.
According to the statistics provided to the Interfax-Ukraine agency by the UkrPapir Association, thus, following the results of eight months, the plant slightly slowed down the growth rate of this indicator compared to the same period last year (for six months it was 40%, for seven – 35, one%)
In real terms, the production of corrugated boxes continues to maintain stable positive dynamics, having increased by a third – up to 12.7 million square meters. m. At the same time, the output of containerboard (including corrugated paper) decreased by 9.3% to 8.6 thousand tons.
At the same time, a significant reduction in the production of paper remains – by 38.4%, to 2.75 thousand tons.
As reported, in January-August, taking into account the fact that a number of enterprises in the industry were either destroyed or damaged or located in the occupied territory, the production of paper and cardboard decreased by 43.2% compared to the same period last year – to 336, 7 thousand tons, corrugated packaging – by 42.2%, up to 282.3 million square meters. m.
At the same time, the largest Ukrainian manufacturer of corrugated packaging, Rubezhsky CPC, was damaged and stopped, but its subsidiary in the Kyiv region, the Trypilsky Packaging Plant, continues to work. According to UkrPapir, in eight months it produced products worth UAH 1.31 billion, and corrugated packaging produced 78.5 million square meters. m (the second indicator after the Kyiv KBK).
ZhPPM with the beginning of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine, like many enterprises in the industry, suspended work due to a break in supply chains and a danger to employees. However, production was resumed in March.
According to the association, another plant in the structure of the holding “Osnova” – Izmail pulp and cardboard (Odessa region) in January-August increased the volume of marketable products by 6.5% – up to UAH 148.7 million. In physical terms, the output of containerboard decreased by one third to 5.4 thousand tons, corrugated packaging by 44%, to 7.7 million square meters. m.

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