PLASTA
| PLASTA | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Plastic recycler and producer |
| Founded 📆 | Vilnius, Lithuania (1961) |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Vilnius , Lithuania |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 495 |
| 🌐 Website | www.plasta.lt |
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PLASTA is one of the largest polyethylene recyclers and plastic products producers in Europe, employing about 500 workers. More than 32,000 tons of post-consumer plastic waste is recycled every year. The firm develops and implements the most advanced recycling technologies. Over 25,000 tons per annum of plastic products are produced out of recycled raw material produced in-house. PLASTA’s flagship product is waste bags. Half a billion bags are sold every year. The firm also produces various purpose pipes.
History
On July 16, 1961, PLASTA launched its activities as an advanced, modern, and experimental plastic manufacturing company in the Soviet Union. At that time, the plant employed about 2,000 employees. The plant produced various plastic products and films from primary raw materials, and the production was supplied to the entire Soviet Union. 1991 Installation of modern waste recycling lines PPL-500, IPL 1000. 1993 PLASTA becomes a private Company. 2003 started installing especially modern equipment for producing garbage bags. 2006 Beginning of the expansion to the UK. 2012 forms a new management team and acquires three new granulators Erema. 2015 Terrasoft ERP system is fully implemented. 2017 PLASTA purchases Milljosack (SE) Factory equipment for relocation to Lithuania
Board of directors
- 1960-1963 Juozas Ragalevičius
- 1963-1969 Vladas Stalauskas
- 1969-1971 Antanas Ramanauskas
- 1971-2000 Algirdas Griškevičius
- 2000-2001 Kostas Grodberg
- 2002-2012 Vladimirs Levins
- Since 2012 Vytas Poderis
Activities
PLASTA produces more than 25,000 tons of various plastic products per year from recycled and own-produced secondary raw materials. Almost 98% of the company’s production is made from secondary raw materials obtained using its own modern plastic recycling equipment.
PLASTA manufactures pipes of various intended uses, films, and plastic sheets, various blown, molded and pressed products. Nearly 100 extrusion lines and garbage bag manufacturing equipment (Hudson sharp, FAS, Coemter) manufacture standard, tied, patented technology Knotty-type bags, as well as bags with handles. Every month PLASTA produces and sells more than 1,700 tons of rubbish bags. Product quality is ensured through tests at the company lab.
PLASTA sells its production in Lithuania and exports to foreign markets. At this time, exports account for 85% of all production. More than half of PLASTA’s products are sold to Western Europe. Also, some products are exported to Scandinavian countries, and a smaller portion of production is sold to Eastern Europe.
Certificates
2000 m. „Plasta“’s quality management system has been certified and meets the requirements of the international standard ISO 9001: 2008. The certificate is updated every half year.
Material Recycling of Plastic Certificate: a certificate certifying the quality of the processing of plastics.
Powered by green – Letvenergas ecrtificate: PLASTA cares about the environment and uses green energy.
2016 m. BRC Certificate: is a certificate that guarantees that the manufacturer meets the high requirements of retailers and confirms the quality of PLASTA's products.
References
- „Plasta“. Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija. T. XVIII (Perk-Pra). - Vilnius: Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos institutas. 2010. 363 page
- Balys Mikuška, "AB “Plasta” gimtadienis 50 metų", Lithuania, 2011, 1-3 pages.
- E. Ostašenkovas, "Tarybų Lietuva 1980 - 01. Vilniaus plastmasinių dirbinių gamykla", retrieved 1980-01-15, video. https://www.lrt.lt/mediateka/irasas/20101/tarybu-lietuva-1980-01-vilniaus-plastmasiniu-dirbiniu-gamykla
External links
- Oficiali svetainė Archived July 22, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- Straipsnis VLE
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