PJSC “KAUCHUK” was founded in 1989. Its origin derives from a small production, which consisted of one leased press and focused on the manufacture of rubber products for the repair of automotive and agricultural machinery.
Main stages of development:
1994 The marketing department was established, the first CMR-system was introduced
1995 Beginning of direct supplies of West European rubbers
1997 Workshop No. 2 was put into operation in Zaporozhye region. Production of raw rubber compounds started
1998 The factory laboratory is organized
1999 The site of manufacturing and repair of molds is started
2000 Production and administrative premises are acquired, moving to a new production site
2001 The site for processing rubber products with liquid nitrogen was put into operation
2003 The company is certified for compliance with the international standard ISO 9001 by the certification company TNO Certification (Netherlands)
2004 The first stage of implementation of software systems for managing hydraulic presses and technological processes
Purchase of rheometers for the diagnosis of rubber compounds, new injection molding machines, new equipment for the production of rubber compounds
2006 Technical audit of production by Volkswagen specialists. Participation in the conference of potential suppliers of VW Group and registration on the platform of the suppliers of the group
2009 Website of the enterprise has been updated
2012 The trademark “Kauchuk” and are included in the State Register of Trade Marks of Ukraine
2014 A new workshop was built and the newest high-performance line for production of raw rubber compounds with a high degree of automation of processes
2015 Modernization of press equipment – new heating plates, control systems with the use of modern industrial controllers for the most accurate temperature control in the process of vulcanization of rubber products
2016 Developed and manufactured by the company’s specialists machines for cutting rubber bushings into rectangular rings with the use of controllers
The reconstruction of the finished goods warehouse was completed – new equipment was purchased, the working area was enlarged, the business processes of the warehouse were reorganized and the Fi-Fo system was reorganized.
The enterprise Internet shop has been launched and the site platform has been updated
2017 A new warehouse facility in Workshop No. 2 was put into operation. The warehouse accounting program integrated with production processes
2018 The certificate of conformity of the standard of the automobile industry IATF 16949: 2016 is received. The document was issued by the international certification body TÜV NORD CERT GmbH (Essen, Germany)