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KNAUF PETROBOARD
Kommunar, Gatchinsky district
Production of boxboard and
linerboard
Year of establishment: 1982
Production capacity: 230,000
tonnes of cardboard per year
Number of employees: 787 people
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About the company
KNAUF PETROBOARD is the largest production and trade compa-
ny in Russia with more than 30 years of experience.
Since 2008 KNAUF PETROBOARD has been a member of the in-
ternational KNAUF Group, one of the largest producers of con-
struction materials in the world.
The history of the company begins in the mid-seventies when
a decision on construction of Leningrad cardboard factory
was made according to the Decree of the Council of Ministers
of the USSR No. 2222r on construction of enterprises for pro-
duction of boxboard from waste paper. But official foundation
date is considered to be 31 January 1982 when the first duplex
cardboard was produced.
About the products
The main activity of KNAUF PETROBOARD is production and sale
of boxboard and linerboard. Linerboard is used for production
of gypsum building boards. Boxboard is used for production
of individual multicoloured packaging.
Share of the company’s
products at the Russian
market (2019)
52.5%
boxboard
70%
linerboard
Products of KNAUF
PETROBOARD are also sold
in Europe and the CIS.