Trypillia Packaging Plant (TPK, Ukrainka, Kyiv region), a subsidiary of the shutdown Rubizhne Cardboard and Packaging Plant, which stopped operations in Luhansk region, increased its corrugated packaging output by 19.9% in January-October 2024 compared to the same period in 2023, to 140.25 million square meters.
According to Ukrpapir statistics provided to Interfax-Ukraine, the plant is now the second largest producer of corrugated packaging after Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill (187.9 million square meters) and has grown by almost 20%.
According to the association, in October, TPK increased its corrugated packaging production by 21.4% year-on-year and by 15.3% year-on-year to 16.6 million square meters.
In monetary terms, the TPC’s production volume in January-October increased by 12.7% to UAH 2 billion 276 million.
The main companies in the industry that provided data to Ukrpapir Association increased their production of cardboard boxes by 15.1% to 490 million square meters during this period.
Earlier it was reported that before Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Rubizhne Pulp and Paper Mill, together with TPK, was the leading producer of corrugated packaging 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.
