History

2000

• Some land was purchased in the industrial area of Samara
• potential assessment in respect to industrial packaging sector
• infrastructure development of future industrial factory
• standards’ development for the production of plastic packaging
  Main achievement:
• Location and business activity were defined for future factory

2001

• Application to European specialists for adjustment of the equipment and start-up of the production process
• Staff recruitment and arrangement of production process
• Process regulation according to European standards
• Commissioning of new generation 65L drum blow moulding machine
• New workshops construction for future production site
• Opening of representative office in Moscow
  Main achievement:
• Application of European experience in all management processes of a newly built factory

2002

• Active winning of industrial packaging market in Russia and CIS
• Expansion of products’ range: production of 31,5L jerry cans  and 227L drums
  Main achievement:
• In-depth study of European experience and identification of “product’s quality” strategy of the factory

2003

• Expansion of production site: commissioning of blow moulding machine for the production of 21,5L and 31,5L jerry cans
• Introduction of strict control under uniform distribution of polyethylene in the article and automatic control for wall thickness distribution (with more than 100 control points)
  Main achievement:
• Automatization of quality control system

2004

• Production territory expansion – start-up of new workshops and warehouses’ construction
• Expansion of product range: introduction of 11L jerry cans and 41L containers
• MAUSER license receipt – worldwide leading producer of plastic packaging (Germany)
  Main achievement:
• ZTI becomes the biggest producer of industrial packaging in RF

2005

• Expansion of product range: production of 11L jerry cans and 227L drums
• Technical innovations (replacement of resin gaskets into PU; commissioning of PU gasket filling line; installation of new compressor and chilling equipment made by leading European producers)
  Main achievement:
• Annual sales gain – 50%

2006

• Product quality improvement: commissioning of testing lab (IPT, Germany) which includes latest equipment for drop-tests, leak tightness tests, weather-resistance tests, chemical resistance tests; introduction of integrated product quality control system with standard samples and introduction of norms for raw material and finished articles’ quality control
• Creation of own marketing network: network of branch offices in Saint-Petersburg and Krasnodar
• Expansion of product range: production if 60L jerry cans and 205L containers
  Main achievement:
• Introduction of integrated product quality control system for finished articles

2007

• Expansion of product range: commissioning of the equipment for the production of 31L Hobbocks
• Production site automatization: start-up of centralized raw material supply system
  Main achievement:
• ZTI’s extends its market presence in Russia and CIS

2008

• Production progress: receipt of patents for useful model (1 patent for packaging and 3 patents for accessories to it)
• Expansion of product range: start of mass production of new and improved 5L and 21,5L jerry cans
• Improvement of products’ quality: optimization of lids and handles for 41L and 51L containers
  Main achievement:
• Significant increase of labor productivity

2009

• Introduction of Quality Management System: the company successfully passed audit for its conformity to ISO 9001:2000 standards
• Expansion of production site: mass production of new and improved 11L and 31,5L jerry cans
• Creation of own marketing network: branch offices in Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia
  Main achievement:
• Definition of Corporate Quality Policy as fundamental principle for further activity of the company.