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KYIVSKY CARDBOARD MILL SEES 54.4% RISE IN PRODUCTION IN JAN- NOV

15 December , 2015  

KYIV. Dec 15 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Kyivsky cardboard paper mill (Obukhiv, Kyiv region), a leader in Ukraine’s pulp and paper industry in terms of production and sales, produced goods worth UAH 3.457 billion in January-November 2015, 54.4% up on the figure for January-November 2014.

According to the UkrPapir association, in January-November 2015, the mill decreased its production of corrugated cardboard packaging by 2.1%, to 180.3 million square meters. The mill decreased its production of cardboard by 1.5%, to 186,700 tonnes, including a rise of 8% in production of commodity cardboard, to 113,600 tonnes and a decline of 13.2% in production of box cardboard, to 73,160 tonnes.

Production of base paper (for sanitary products) decreased by 12.2%, to 64,850 tonnes, while production of toilet paper fell by 14%, to 362.2 million rolls.

In January-November cardboard packaging production in Ukraine fell by 15.4%, to 684.5 million square meters, and cardboard and paper output dropped by almost 10.2%, to 729,400 tonnes.

Kyivsky cardboard paper mill is one of the largest cardboard and paper producers in Europe. It mainly produces goods from wastepaper. Its capacity for processing wastepaper exceeds 850 tonnes a day. The mill exports its products to CIS states and other countries.