ASSENOVA KREPOST JSC, Assenovgrad was established following a series of reformations and different names of the state owned company during the period 1964 – 1991. The company has expanded at three stages since its establishment in 1964 until now:
The first enlargement was in 1971 – 1974 with the production of the Bulgarian prototype equipment. It comprises the production of polyethylene films, bags and polyethylene small articles wrapping.
The second enlargement was in 1979 – 1981 with the introduction of new extruding equipment and sealable technique from Germany , The Netherlands and Italy .
The third stage of the renovation was after 1989 with heavy-duty extruders O 120 designed for films and bags - own production, printing machines from Italy and Germany and equipment designed for the weaving production.;
The manufacturing of biaxially oriented polypropylene film – cellophane, started in 1987 – 1988.
In 2000 – 2004 about 30% of the technical equipment was renovated. Modern installations were introduced for the production of woven coated AD*STAR bags, 8-colour flexo print and synthetic thermoshrinkable multi-layer casings Assenoflex. Together with the enrichment of the articles' range this gives our company the opportunity to extend its market share.