The history of the joint stock company „Dzintars” begins in the middle of the 19th century. A.Briger’s soap and perfumery factory was founded in Riga in 1849, producing soap, candles, and making perfume and Eau de Cologne from ready made compositions from France.
In the second half of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century small companies sprung up in various Latvian towns, producing several sorts of perfumery and cosmetics in the laboratory conditions. But historically we can speak only of several more or less important factories: A.Rimeik’s chemical factory (toothpaste, cosmetic products, Christmas tree candles), pharmaceutist’s A.Tomberg’s firms (perfume, Eau de Cologne, powder) and V.Kikert’s firms (tubes, pulverizers for corks). These companies existed this way untill 1940, when they were nationalized and transformed to soap and perfumery factory „Sarcana Ausma” (formerly A.Briger’s factory), chemical, candle and tube factory „Metra” (formerly A.Rimeik’s factory), perfumery factory „Flora” (formerly A.Tomberg’s factory) and tube-cosmetics factory „Rota” (formerly V.Kikert’s factory). From 1947 to 1951 perfumery and cosmetics manufacturing companies were reorganized and as a result „Flora” and „Rota” factories were liquidated in favour of larger companies - „Sarcana Ausma” and „Metra”. In 1951, June, company „Metra” was renamed as Riga’s cosmetics factory „Dzintars”.
In 1958 „Dzintars” merged with soap factory „Sarcana Ausma”. The merged company’s name was perfumery and cosmetics factory „Dzintars”. Thus, a strong trunk with wide crown of modern „Dzintars” was formed by four intertwisted sprouts, which took its roots one and a half centuries ago. Production volume has increased three times owing to manufacture’s automation and mechanization by 1965. Production space became too small for the further factory expanding. There emerged a need to project a new facility in the extreme edge of city in the early 60’s, the project was completed in 1969. After that, core operations were moved into the new building. The period from 1969-1975 was marked by new equipment acquisition, which lead to materials-handling mechanization, as well as such basic technological process changing as preparation and pouring of perfumery and cosmetic liquids, manufacturing of aluminium tubes, preparation and packaging of creams and toothpastes. Since January, 1976 the factory „Dzintars” changed its legal status as Riga’s Manufacturing Union of perfumery and cosmetics industry „Dzintars”. In October, 1991 was held the Constituent Assembly, where it was made the decision to establish Joint Stock Company „Dzintars”. On November, 7th, 1991 this decision formalised by certificate and it came into force.  And in this status „Dzintars” stays till our times. 

Today, having walked a long path of development and changes, the DZINTARS company has become the largest manufacturer of biocosmetics and perfumery in the Baltics (more than 350 items in company assortment) and one of the most stable enterprises in Latvia, having over 600 employees. The quality of performance is certified by international standards of   ISO 22716:2007 COSMETIC-GMP,   ISO 14000:2004,   ISO 9001:2000, and numerous awards.

Since 1 April 1974 DZINTARS has been managed by Dr. oec. I.Z. Gerchikov, a full member of the Baltic Informatization Academy.



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