Family, growth and success.

Since 1998 RIA-Polymers has been growing and rising beyond new challenges. Our values and traditions, the demands we make of ourselves, our products and innovations confirm that we are on the right track.

We like to look back at the past, after all, it was once the future. This is where we find the cornerstones for our success and the promise of a responsibly managed, growing family company.

“MY FATHER’S FOOTSTEPS ARE A HARD ACT TO FOLLOW. BUT WHEN YOU’RE FOLLOWING YOUR HEART, YOU KNOW YOU’RE DOING THE RIGHT THING.”
Timo Schuler CEO

Milestones

01/01/1998
1998
January: Foundation of RIA-Polymers GmbH by Richard Schuler for the manufacture of plastic compounds
10/04/1999
1999
April: Commissioning of the first compounding line at the Neckar Valley Industrial Park Rottweil
01/01/2000
2000
January: Start of the collaboration with our sales partner VTS GmbH Kunststoffe.
01/06/2001
2001
June: Establishment of our own development department.
01/01/2002
2002
January: Set-up of our own laboratory
01/06/2008
2008
June: Timo Schuler joins the company.
01/07/2008
2008
July: Start of the collaboration with BARLOG Plastics GmbH as further sales partner.
01/09/2010
2010
September: Completion of the company premises in the Industriegebiet IN•KOM in Zimmern o.R. and expansion of the production capacity to 5,000 tons per year.
01/04/2011
2011
April: Successful certification of the quality management system in compliance with ISO 9001:2008.
01/04/2014
2014
April: Successful certification of the environmental management system in compliance with ISO 14001:2004.
01/09/2014
2014
September: Richard Schuler transfers all company shares to Carmen and Timo Schuler. Timo Schuler takes over the management of the company.
01/06/2015
2015
June: Start of material tests for Daimler AG.
01/08/2015
2015
August: Award of the energy management certificate in accordance with SpaEfV.
01/01/2017
2017
January: Expansion of the production capacity to 7,500 tons per year
01/12/2020
2020
Relocation to the new production site and expansion of production capacity to 10,000 tons per year

RIA-Polymers – a family company managed by the second generation.

TIMO SCHULER . MANAGING DIRECTOR

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