✓ 1991Started up production facilities and reached design capacity of 100 000 t/year of testliner and 112 mln.sq.m/year of corrugated cases.
✓ 1992Started production of white-top and brown-top testliner.
✓ 1995Started production of 3-colour printed boxes.
✓ 1996Started production of 100% waste paper based corrugated medium.
Started up the second corrugator of 52 mln.sq.m/year capacity (LGKP – 06) and signed the State Commission. Report for putting the Mill into operation.
Started production of complex design boxes.
DS Smith plc invests in RKTK.
✓ 1997Commissioned 6 MW steam turbine.
Upgraded the Board Machine (PM1) press section.
✓ 1998Started production of triple-wall corrugated board.
✓ 2000Obtained ISO-9001 certification for the quality management system.
Installed Simon high-speed rotary die-cutter.
Commissioned a multi-point gluer.
✓ 2002Purchased a new production site in Ukrainka, Kiev Region.
Installed and commissioned a BHS corrugator.
Installed and commissioned a Paper Machine of 40 000 ton/year capacity (PM2).
✓ 2003Obtained
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) loan for new production equipment.
Commissioned gas turbine for CHP unit of 15 MW capacity.
Established high-quality offset printing department.
Quality management system recertified for ISO- 9001:2000.Quality management system recertified for compliance with International Standards.
✓ 2004Upgraded the Paper Mill Stock preparation section.
Installed 6-colour flexographic printing machine Bobst Flexo-200.
✓ 2005Purchased a new die-cutter Bobst SPO Automatic and a fitting assembler.
Installation of additional line for prodaction of large dimensioned package.
Navigator Consulting Group restructures RKTK's Marketing & Sales Department.
✓ 2006Quality management system recertified for compliance with International Standards ISO- 9001:2000.
✓ 2007Company started implementation of the Investment Programme for the production development.
Started Construction of PM3.
Installed additional 2-colour offset printer, Planeta, in the High Quality Printing Department.
✓ 2008Company put into operation new passageway for vehicles. Installed Winder and MSB reel handling system at PM1, and Winder and MSB reel handling system at PM2.
Citibank provides a syndicated loan of $ 80 million to fund RKTK development.
✓ 2009RKTK launches production of gypsum board liner; forms alliance with Knauf Ukraine.