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Company type | Private |
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Industry | product packaging industry (food and pharma) |
Founded | 2002 |
Founders | Skuratovsky (Maslennikov) Valentin Alexandrovich, Lazurenko Ivan Nikolaevich |
Headquarters | Tula, Russia |
Website |
milkpack |
ML GROUP is an enterprise for the production of cover packaging materials in the Tula region. It is one of the largest manufacturers of cover packaging components in Eastern Europe, ranks 13th in the world in the production of die cut lids, according to the Zion Market research report [1].
The idea of creating a packaging business came to the co-founder of the company, Valentin Skuratovsky (Maslennikov), in the 1990s, when the entrepreneur was receiving higher education at one of the Moscow universities at the Faculty of Economics. At first, the business was based on the gift packaging trade. Then Valentin Skuratovsky meets Ivan Lazurenko, who offers to move into a more profitable niche, namely the trade in food packaging [2].
The first major customer to whom an attempt was made to sell products was the Russian company Wimm-Bill-Dann. After talking with a representative of the company, the entrepreneurs came to understand the need to create their own production.
Having decided to create a production facility, entrepreneurs set a course for cooperation with multinational companies. The demand from manufacturers for packaging that would help to increase the shelf life of products was great, which influenced the development strategy.
Initially, production was built on rented Moscow fields, but later entrepreneurs came to understand the need to move to their own territory. The production was organized in the Tula region [3].
Over the next decade, the company actively invested all profits in the development of manufacture and production culture (purchase of equipment, training, supply of raw materials, implementation of international quality standards).
In 2020 the company participated in the pilot launch of a dairy product labelling project and is a certified manufacturer for applying Data Matrix codes for "Honest Mark" certification.
In 2016 [4], the company's name was changed to "MILK Packaging Factory", and in 2024 to ML GROUP. The name change was due to the changes that took place as the company developed from its inception to the present day. The name MILK, consonant with the abbreviations of the surnames of the founders of the company, was chosen because at that time the main consumers were dairy producers. However, the scope of the company's activities expanded, and the production of pharmaceutical packaging was launched. Therefore, on January 1, 2024, a rebranding was carried out, and the name was changed to ML GROUP.
Initially, the company specialized in the production of food-grade packaging materials, but later the production area expanded. In 2017, the company announced the launch of pharmaceutical packaging production on its own site [5]. After some time, it was announced the construction of a separate packaging plant for the pharmaceutical industry [6].
From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the company has been engaged in the production of the following products [7]:
To date, the company's export activities extend both to the CIS countries and to the states of the Middle East and Africa [8].
Partner countries:
The company is the winner of the competition in the nomination "Exporter of the Year in production sector" in 2021 [9].
Due to the sanctions pressure, logistics processes are undergoing significant changes (increased delivery time, invoicing, customs clearance of goods). Working with partner countries allows to solve emerging problems and export products with the least losses [10].
Financial statements of the company for 2020-2023 (thousand roubles) [11]
Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Turnover | 1 493 263 ₽ | 1 888 936 ₽ | 2 114 031 ₽ | 2 854 494 ₽ |
Cost of revenue | 1 176 779 ₽ | 1 569 959 ₽ | 1 692 306 ₽ | 2 023 835 ₽ |
Gross margin | 316 484 ₽ | 318 977 ₽ | 421 725 ₽ | 830 659 ₽ |
Selling costs | 51 065 ₽ | 76 763 ₽ | 91 993 ₽ | 111 217 ₽ |
Administrative expenses | 94 671 ₽ | 87 516 ₽ | 115 612 ₽ | 140 505 ₽ |
Sales profit | 170 748 ₽ | 154 698 ₽ | 214 120 ₽ | 578 937 ₽ |
As a large enterprise, the company takes measures to preserve the environment. The production operates a system for the disposal of residual solvent vapors, as well as a program for prepress preparation PACKZ allows to minimize the negative impact on the environment by reducing the amount of waste and a corresponding decrease in the amount of paint consumed in production [12].
The company's activities are aimed at creating high-quality food and pharmaceutical packaging. FSSC 22000 and ISO standards have been implemented in food production, and GMP standards have been implemented in pharmaceutical production.
Also in the production of pharmaceutical packaging there is a class D clean room which allows to create sterile conditions for the production of pharmaceutical packaging according to GMP [13].
Today, the company operates according to the following quality standards:
The company's employees actively participate in local sports events, for example, in football competitions [14] [15].
In 2022, an excursion to the production was organized for schoolchildren of the Tula region as part of career guidance events [16].
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Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | product packaging industry (food and pharma) |
Founded | 2002 |
Founders | Skuratovsky (Maslennikov) Valentin Alexandrovich, Lazurenko Ivan Nikolaevich |
Headquarters | Tula, Russia |
Website |
milkpack |
ML GROUP is an enterprise for the production of cover packaging materials in the Tula region. It is one of the largest manufacturers of cover packaging components in Eastern Europe, ranks 13th in the world in the production of die cut lids, according to the Zion Market research report [1].
The idea of creating a packaging business came to the co-founder of the company, Valentin Skuratovsky (Maslennikov), in the 1990s, when the entrepreneur was receiving higher education at one of the Moscow universities at the Faculty of Economics. At first, the business was based on the gift packaging trade. Then Valentin Skuratovsky meets Ivan Lazurenko, who offers to move into a more profitable niche, namely the trade in food packaging [2].
The first major customer to whom an attempt was made to sell products was the Russian company Wimm-Bill-Dann. After talking with a representative of the company, the entrepreneurs came to understand the need to create their own production.
Having decided to create a production facility, entrepreneurs set a course for cooperation with multinational companies. The demand from manufacturers for packaging that would help to increase the shelf life of products was great, which influenced the development strategy.
Initially, production was built on rented Moscow fields, but later entrepreneurs came to understand the need to move to their own territory. The production was organized in the Tula region [3].
Over the next decade, the company actively invested all profits in the development of manufacture and production culture (purchase of equipment, training, supply of raw materials, implementation of international quality standards).
In 2020 the company participated in the pilot launch of a dairy product labelling project and is a certified manufacturer for applying Data Matrix codes for "Honest Mark" certification.
In 2016 [4], the company's name was changed to "MILK Packaging Factory", and in 2024 to ML GROUP. The name change was due to the changes that took place as the company developed from its inception to the present day. The name MILK, consonant with the abbreviations of the surnames of the founders of the company, was chosen because at that time the main consumers were dairy producers. However, the scope of the company's activities expanded, and the production of pharmaceutical packaging was launched. Therefore, on January 1, 2024, a rebranding was carried out, and the name was changed to ML GROUP.
Initially, the company specialized in the production of food-grade packaging materials, but later the production area expanded. In 2017, the company announced the launch of pharmaceutical packaging production on its own site [5]. After some time, it was announced the construction of a separate packaging plant for the pharmaceutical industry [6].
From the moment of its foundation to the present day, the company has been engaged in the production of the following products [7]:
To date, the company's export activities extend both to the CIS countries and to the states of the Middle East and Africa [8].
Partner countries:
The company is the winner of the competition in the nomination "Exporter of the Year in production sector" in 2021 [9].
Due to the sanctions pressure, logistics processes are undergoing significant changes (increased delivery time, invoicing, customs clearance of goods). Working with partner countries allows to solve emerging problems and export products with the least losses [10].
Financial statements of the company for 2020-2023 (thousand roubles) [11]
Year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
Turnover | 1 493 263 ₽ | 1 888 936 ₽ | 2 114 031 ₽ | 2 854 494 ₽ |
Cost of revenue | 1 176 779 ₽ | 1 569 959 ₽ | 1 692 306 ₽ | 2 023 835 ₽ |
Gross margin | 316 484 ₽ | 318 977 ₽ | 421 725 ₽ | 830 659 ₽ |
Selling costs | 51 065 ₽ | 76 763 ₽ | 91 993 ₽ | 111 217 ₽ |
Administrative expenses | 94 671 ₽ | 87 516 ₽ | 115 612 ₽ | 140 505 ₽ |
Sales profit | 170 748 ₽ | 154 698 ₽ | 214 120 ₽ | 578 937 ₽ |
As a large enterprise, the company takes measures to preserve the environment. The production operates a system for the disposal of residual solvent vapors, as well as a program for prepress preparation PACKZ allows to minimize the negative impact on the environment by reducing the amount of waste and a corresponding decrease in the amount of paint consumed in production [12].
The company's activities are aimed at creating high-quality food and pharmaceutical packaging. FSSC 22000 and ISO standards have been implemented in food production, and GMP standards have been implemented in pharmaceutical production.
Also in the production of pharmaceutical packaging there is a class D clean room which allows to create sterile conditions for the production of pharmaceutical packaging according to GMP [13].
Today, the company operates according to the following quality standards:
The company's employees actively participate in local sports events, for example, in football competitions [14] [15].
In 2022, an excursion to the production was organized for schoolchildren of the Tula region as part of career guidance events [16].