Profile:
Location: |
Maykop city, Adygeya Republic, Russia |
Products: |
Corrugated packaging Corrugated board Recycled containerboard (SFT Liner, SFT Medium) |
Capacity: |
190 million sqm / year (corrugated packaging) 90.000 tons / year (containerboard) |
Certification: |
ISO 9001:2008, FSSC 22000, SEDEX (SMETA) |
Kartontara is the leading containerboard and corrugated packaging producer in the South region of Russia. The production launched in 1991 on a basement of Maykopskiy Pulp and Board Mill founded in 1965.
The mill conducts a complete production cycle, including:
The mill operates modern equipment which allows to produce corrugated packaging with various configurations and complexity with up to 5-color printing, incl. full-color printing.
Key historical dates and milestones:
1965 |
Establishment of the mill in the South region of Russia. The mill produced 25.770 тons of board and 13,1 million sqm of board packaging in a first year |
1976 |
The mill was named Maykopskiy Pulp and Board Mill |
1991 |
The mill now named Kartontara |
1993 |
To increase the yield of fiber from wood the mill begins to implement the technology of CTMP production |
2002 |
The cardboard machine modernization provided the size press installation and the upgrade of the drying part of the machine |
2006 |
The modernization of the mass preparatory department of the cardboard machine and the CTMP flow was completed, the compressor station was renewed At the corrugated packaging production the corrugator No. 2 was modernized, a printed three-color machine and an automatic flat-cutting press were installed |
2007 |
Kartontara joined SFT Group |
2014 |
A start-up of the new corrugator |
2016 |
A high-speed fully automated production line for 4-valve corrugated boxes was installed. The new line equipped with a rotary die cutting section produces small and medium-sized packaging with high-quality 4-color printing throughout the entire package area, incl. full-color printing |
2018 |
Launching a new production line for tailor-made packaging with 3-color printing incl. full-color printing and multi-point glued boxes (up to 6 points). The line comprises printing machine, flatbed die-cutter and folder-gluer |