Trypillia Packaging Plant (TPK, Ukrainka, Kyiv region), a subsidiary of Rubizhne Cardboard and Packaging Plant, which has stopped operations in Luhansk region, increased its corrugated packaging output by 13.3% in 2024 compared to 2023, to 165.2 million square meters.
According to statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine by UkrPapir Association, by the end of the year the mill slowed down the growth rate of this indicator slightly compared to the same period in 2023: in 11 months it was 16.4%, and in ten months it was 20%.
At the same time, TPK steadily retains its second place in corrugated packaging production in Ukraine after Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill (228.3 million square meters).
According to the association, in December 2024, TPK reduced corrugated packaging production by 14% compared to December 2023, but increased by 6% compared to November 2024, to 12.8 million square meters.
In monetary terms, TUC’s production increased by almost 10% last year to UAH 2 billion 726 million.
As reported, the main enterprises of the industry, which provided data to Ukrpapir Association, increased the production of cardboard boxes by 12.3% in 2024 to 590.1 million square meters, but compared to the pre-war year 2021, their production decreased by 21.8%.
Earlier it was reported that before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Rubizhne Cardboard Processing Plant, together with TPK, was the leading corrugated packaging producer in Ukraine.
After the destruction in Rubizhne, the plant shut down, and the legal entity Rubizhne CPP was re-registered in Kyiv.
TPK produces a wide range of corrugated cardboard products for food, industrial goods, and chemicals. Among its customers are Roshen, Coca-Cola, MHP agricultural holding, and Lactalis Group.
In 2023, the plant increased its commercial output by 13.7% compared to 2022, to UAH 2 billion 480 million, while corrugated packaging production increased by 18%, to 145.8 million square meters.
