1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006

1999

Promplast was established.

The company was established as an importer of capsules for PET and PE bottles, made by several European companies.

A trade and procurement representative office was opened in Poland.
The primary objective of the Polish office was to study European experience in order to translate its further to Russia.

2000

WaPlast was established in Poland.

WaPlast was set up as a manufacturing company.
Back in 2000, our country experienced shortage of specialists mastering high-precision composite molds required for commissioning of the TPA plant. Therefore, the management of Promplast decided to set up experimental production of various types of plugs in Poland.
Together with WaPlast managers, the company’s management adopted stage-by-stage strategy of own production development. This had made it possible to optimize risks and apply more fundamental approach to resolution of sophisticated production issues.
The Company’s tender for equipment supplies was won by Graform GmbH. Having become the owner of press molds, WaPlast placed them for processing at several Polish factories. Thus, the expertise of the European colleagues was used to work out the technology of manufacturing plastic products and obtain a clear vision of issues in modern production process, in order to tackle these issues later on in Russia.

Promplast set up its trade representative office in Ukraine.

Aiming to expand its sales geography, our company opened a representative office in Ukraine.

2001

Own production facilities were commissioned in Poland.

WaPlast switched from placement of its press molds in other companies to organization of its own production. For this purpose, WaPlast rented production area and used it to accommodate four technological lines for production of various types of plugs. The core of the company’s base of thermoplastic automats was represented by the machinery made by Engel, a well-known Austrian company.

Promplast started deliveries of peripheral equipment.

Promplast became the official representative of several leading Italian companies specializing in production of peripheral equipment for manufacturing of plastic products.

The company started its own production of plastic closure products in Moscow.

Import-substitution strategy was chosen to be the basis for the Company’s further expansion. To follow the strategy, we started our own production of plastic closure products at the rented facilities in Moscow, purchased and commissioned three Engel production lines, and proceeded to manufacturing of plugs for carbonated beverages.

2002

Expansion of production in Moscow.

By the end of the year, Moscow site had accommodated 8 operating production lines. Thus, total production volume had increased by over 2.5 times.

Expansion of product range.

Thanks to installation of new equipment, the company managed to produce eleven types of covers and capsules.

2003

Search for own production site in Russia.

Aiming to reduce operating costs, and simultaneously considering ways of further development and production growth, our company started to search for new sites suitable for setup of TPA plant.

Start of own production in Poland.

At the same time, WaPlast proceeded to formation of its own production base. The company purchased land plot of 2.2 ha with production facilities of 1000 sq.m. in Wzesnia, the town conveniently located on the major highway “Berlin – Warsaw” connecting Western and Eastern Europe with Russia. By autumn 2003, the company had successfully completed modernization of its production facilities and commissioned nine production lines, thus considerably expanding its product range.

2004

Launch of Balabanovo plant.

In 2004, our company purchased production facility in the town Balabanovo, Kaluga Region.

This facility possesses 18,000 sq.m. of production, storage, and administrative premises, and is conveniently located on the 1^st line of Kievskoe Highway in an area of 5.5 ha. This made it possible for the company to expand production and increase production volumes.

Audit.

The company was audited by several large international companies. As a result, the company was able to conclude more stable, long-term contracts.

2005

Implementation of corporate information system providing continuous registration of technological processes.

Introduced in 2005, this system enables resolution of a wide range of issues related to planning, accounting, distribution, control, and analysis of the company’s production processes. This system helps to develop and make reasonable managerial decisions based on the analysis of information obtained from the system’s algorithms and methods. The management of the company’s business processes has reached its maximum efficiency, thus enabling flexible and prompt responses to influence of external and internal factors.

WaPlast expands production.

In 2005, WaPlast started construction of new production and office facilities, further to the existing facilities. The aggregate total space after reconstruction will amount to 3000 sq.m. This will provide potential for further growth.

Growth of production capacities in the Holding.

Today, in 2005, the company’s plants operate 42 thermoplastic automats. Our company possesses the equipment enabling it to manufacture 16 types of products.

2006

Our company will prepare for manufacturing of a new product type.

In the early 2006, our company will enter a new market: blow extrusion. To achieve this purpose, the company’s Russian plant will install 4 high-speed lines for production of bottles and cans by blow-extrusion method.