(L-r): Ivo Valtchev, Pulp Mill Holding - Vice Chief Executive at Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill, and Alessandro Mennucci, Toscotec Chief Executive, during the contract signing.

Ukrainian tissue manufacturer Kyiv Cardboard and Paper Mill (Kyiv CPM) has boosted its production capacity after investing in a Toscotec-supplied TT SYD Steel Yankee Dryer and a TT Hood system.

The machinery will replace an existing cast iron dryer cylinder and Yankee hoods on PM2 at the company’s Obukhiv mill, south of Kyiv. Start-up is planned for 2025.

According to the supplier, compared with the existing cast iron Yankee the TT SYD will “significantly reduce PM2’s energy consumption and guarantee higher operational safety,” and the TT Hood and burner system will “considerably optimise the Yankee hoods’ energy consumption.”

Ivo Valtchev, Pulp Mill Holding – Vice Chief Executive at Kyiv CPM, said: “Despite the war in Ukraine and the current economic situation, we continue to invest in advanced technologies and to modernise production.

“The new TT SYD and Hood will improve the energy efficiency of PM2, as well as increase our operational safety, which is especially important in this difficult time for the country.”

Established in 1982, Kyiv CPM is a private joint-stock company and one of the largest producers of full-cycle cardboard and paper products in Eastern Europe.