Post by EFI Group LLC

EFI Group to Double Plant Fiber Packaging Production by 2028! 🔵 Pulp Master, a project producing eco-friendly packaging from plant-based cellulose, has already reached a capacity of 50 million units per year in its first phase at the plant in Zhytomyr. In the first quarter of 2028, the company plans to launch its second phase and double production — to 100 million units per year. A few facts worth knowing about the project: 🟩 Over 90% of Pulp Master's output is intended for export markets — the company has built the project as export-oriented from the very start, since the capacity of the Ukrainian market in this segment, even under active growth, is only around 10 million units per year. 🟨 The strategic goal is to build a cellulose production system in Ukraine based on by-products of crop and fruit farming, gradually replacing imported raw materials with Ukrainian ones wherever it is technologically and economically viable. 🟦 Total investment currently stands at €5 million. The project is financed through the founders' own investment and a credit line — a model that allows for phased, controlled scaling. 🟢 EFI Group founder Igor Liski spoke with Interfax-Ukraine about how new EU packaging regulations (PPWR — Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation) are already changing requirements for manufacturers in the EU, and why Ukrainian businesses should start preparing for these changes today.  Olga Batova, Vadim Liski, Sergii Rudkovskyi Read the full interview via the link in the comments!