Paper production in Ukraine declined this year

Photo: Theredlen
Photo: Theredlen

The production of paper for printing and writing in Ukraine for the 10 months of the current year  declined by 19.5 %, compared to the same period of last year and reached 12,800 tonnes, according to an official report of the Ukranian State Statistics Committee ( Ukrstat ) .

At the same time the production of tissue paper over the reporting period increased by 5.6% to 119,000 tonnes

The production of wrapping sulfate and other uncoated paper in January-September 2013 amounted to 447,000 tons , which is by 11.1 % higher than a year earlier.

The production of boxes of corrugated paper and paperboard in the first 10 months of 2013 grew by 9.7 % to 779 million m2.