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KYIVSKY CARDBOARD MILL SEES 65% RISE IN PRODUCTION IN JAN- AUG

15 September , 2015  

KYIV. Sept 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 2.404 billion in January- August 2015, 62.6% up on the figure for January- August 2014.

According to the UkrPapir association, in January- August 2015, the mill increased its production of corrugated cardboard packaging by 2.1%, to 127 million square meters. The mill increased its production of cardboard by 0.5%, to 135,640 tonnes, including a rise of 10.2% in production of commodity cardboard, to 82,700 tonnes and a decline of 11.7% in production of box cardboard, to 52,950 tonnes.

Production of base paper (for sanitary products) decreased by 13%, to 46,140 tonnes, while production of toilet paper fell by 15.5%, to 255.6 million rolls.

In January-August cardboard packaging production in Ukraine fell by 17.2%, to 479.64 million square meters, and cardboard and paper output dropped by almost 10%, to 528,980 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.