Woodworking industry (January - April 2009)
Industrial production volumes at enterprises of wood processing and production of timber articles in January-April 2009 were 61.3% as compared to the respective period of 2008. Output of almost all major types of industry products went down (according to the State Statistics Committee data).
During January-April 2009, production of woodchipboards was 379 ths. cubic meters, which was a delcine by 33.8% comparing to the corresponding period of 2008. Meanwhile, manufacturing of windows, doors, their frames and wooden thresholds was 546 ths. square meters, whichisalso a reduction - by 56.8% .
The reasons of a setback in production is fallen demand for the products and as a result – big inventory of finished items in warehouses of enterprises, lack of cash turnover money for purchase of raw materials.
During January-April 2009, 30.2 ths. cubic meters of glued plywood were made during the reporting period, which is by 51% less comparing to similar period of 2008.
Indecies's dynamic of production volumes at enterprises of wood processing
Import of raw wood products in January-April 2009 was 1,962.6 cu. meters (-3.49% decline versus the respective period of 2008).
Export of raw forest products in January-March 2009 was 288,504.6 cubic meters, which is by 33.69% less than previous year indicator.
In pulp-and-paper production and polygraphic business, the rate of production growth in January-April 2009 was 77.3% (according to the State Statistics Committee data).
However, in the same mentioned period (versus January-April 2008) downswing of production volumes continued. The fall in production volumes of paper and cardboard for graphic works was 57%; for paper and cardboard special not chalk-overlay – by 21%; for wallpapers – by 19%; for corrugated boxes – by 18.5%; and for paper of domestic and sanitary-hygienic purpose – by 6.9%.
Most output by domestic producers is supplied to Russia – almost 60.0%. It is mainly paper for corrugating, wall-papers, transport cardboard containers, as well as paper of sanitary-hygienic purpose.
Indecies's dynamic of production volumes at enterprises of pulp-and-paper industry
Decline in manufacturing of many types of pulp-and- paper industry products in April has been determined, above all things, by sharp slump of consumer solvency and, as a result, of demand on cardboard-paper products.
Downswing of production volumes in food, chemical and some otherindustries, which are major consumers of cardboard containers, and inability of consumers to buy containerson advance payment, resulted in reducing of production volumes of corrugated cardboard and containers.
The biggest importers of cardboard-paper products to Ukraine are the Russian Federation and Finland, which supply together 50% of paper, cardboard, and their items. This share was stable during 2000-2008.
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