The consumption of matches in the Ukraine is decreasing each year

Taking into consideration the abolition of duties on their imports, the domestic manufacturer is simply nowhere to turn.

Each year Ukrainians are burned about 1.5 billion match boxes, spending for it about $ 20 million. The lion’s share of the domestic market of matches - about 82% - took the Russian and Belarusian producers. The remaining 18% is the production of only Ukrainian factory, located in the Polesie outback Rivne region.  “Rivnes’ match factory” and “Ukrainian match factory” are located in one area and work on a treaty co-production of safety matches.
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