Paper production increased 1.5 times in Armenia

YEREVAN, AUGUST 31, ARMENPRESS: The paper and pasteboard production level in the Republic of Armenia during January-July of 2013 increased correspondingly by 52.9 and 44.4 percent compared with the same period of previous year. According to information from National Statistics Service during the first seven months of this year in our country have been produced 1300 tones of paper (850 tones in the same period of 2012) and 2177.7 tones of pasteboard (1508.3 tones in 2012).

“Armenpress” reports that the production level of pasteboard boxes in January-July of this year increased 71.9 percent being 626.6 tones and production level of school exercise books in the above mentioned period increased by 0.2 percent being 587.2 tones.