Pergament is a printing house and cardboard packaging manufacturer in Chisinau, Moldova, since 1999. We make custom pharmaceutical packaging from paperboard: folding cartons for medicines, supplements and pharmaceutical products with crisp full-colour printing of dosage and marking, plus package leaflets — from one source, coordinated, to one deadline. Runs from 100 pieces, usual lead time 2–5 working days; small series and pilot batches go digital, production runs — heavy-class offset. Cartons are glued on our servo-driven folder-gluer — the only one in Moldova — so geometry is identical across the run and packs pass automatic packing lines without stoppages. A repeat run is reproduced identically from the order's tech passport. Guide price — the general range for self-assembly boxes: from 18 MDL (Moldovan lei)/pc at 100–300 pcs and from 8 MDL at 300–1,000 pcs (VAT included); exact quote within a couple of hours.
Prices and run sizes
| Product | Run | MDL/pc, VAT included | Lead time | Printing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot batch, small series | up to 100 pcs | on request | 1–2 days | digital + plotter |
| Self-assembly box (general range) | 100–300 pcs | from 18 | 2–5 working days | offset or digital |
| Self-assembly box (general range) | 300–1,000 pcs | from 8 | 2–5 working days | offset |
| Self-assembly box (general range) | 1,000–5,000 pcs | from 2.50 | by production schedule | offset |
| Serial carton for packing lines | 5,000+ pcs | on quotation | by production schedule | offset |
| Package leaflet | 5,000+ pcs | on quotation | same deadline as the carton | printing and folding |
Guide prices from real 2025–2026 orders, plain specification, not an offer; "general range" — from How much does box printing cost in Chisinau. Within a category prices differ several-fold because of size, board and finishing. Serial cartons for packing lines have no published range: we cost them operation by operation within a couple of hours, in 2–3 variants at once; the price is fixed in the invoice.
Structures and sizes
Structure — from 3,000+ ready cutting dies or custom-designed in CAD; a ready die speeds up the launch and saves the cost of a new die. Examples:
| Product | What for | Size, mm |
|---|---|---|
| Folding carton for the pharmacy shelf | medicines and supplements, on an existing die | 90 × 90 × 35, 125 × 80 × 55 |
| Packaging for medicines | medicines, supplements and pharmaceutical products; crisp full-colour printing of dosage and marking | 132 × 73 × 26 |
| Narrow box | supplements and pharmaceutical products | 127 × 37 × 27 |
| Flat envelope | medicines, supplements and pharmaceutical products | 72 × 60 × 7 |
| Package leaflet | with the carton, same deadline | from the most compact up to newspaper-page size |
Complex structures, crash-lock bottoms included, run in series on the servo-driven folder-gluer: 1 to 6 gluing points, hot and cold glue, pre-fold; simple fast runs go to a second folder-gluer with 3 gluing points.
Materials and finishing
- Board: white coated, kraft on request, imported directly from producers — protecting both the delivery schedule and material consistency: the carton's shade and stiffness do not drift.
- Printing: heavy-class offset on German presses — a Heidelberg with a coating unit (printing and coating in a single pass) and a Manroland; small series and pilot batches — in the press-class Konica Minolta digital department.
- Finishing: lamination, metallic hot foil stamping and spot UV varnish — on automatic machines, without extending deadlines.
- Leaflets: three folding machines handle any format, from the most compact up to newspaper-page size.
As a rule, the material is already in stock. GC1 cartonboard 215–290 g/m² in several sheet sizes, 280 g/m² PE-coated board and lamination films (matte, gloss, soft-touch) — in our own warehouse, imported directly from mills in Europe and Asia. Your run does not wait for delivery, the board is the same run after run, no middleman's margin. More: About us.
Stability and repeat runs
The first requirement in pharmaceuticals is stability: the geometry of every box in the run is identical, from the first piece to the last — exactly what automatic filling lines require.
The second is repeatability. Every order's tech passport has been stored in our production system since 2014: board grade and weight, print sequence and inks, die number, varnish, gluing scheme. A repeat run a month or ten years later is printed from the same passport: same board, same inks, same die, so the geometry repeats identically — especially important for pharmaceuticals. Every second order is a repeat run or a new version of a product we have already made.
How we work
- Send the carton dimensions or a product sample, the quantity (ideally 2–3 options) and any artwork you have; a finished file is not required at this stage.
- Within a couple of hours — an operation-by-operation quote from our production system in 2–3 variants, with no discrepancies between quote and invoice: contract and invoice come from the same calculation.
- Prototype from 30 minutes: a structure from the die library or a CAD dieline, cut on the plotter — assemble it and place your product inside. Simple construction — €100, complex — €200, credited towards a run ordered within 60 days. With your design — a digital colour test mini-run.
- Printing, die-cutting, carton gluing and leaflet folding — at our own plant in Chisinau, to one deadline. Collect the run, we deliver across Moldova, or we store it and ship in batches on your schedule.
Questions and answers
Do you make package leaflets?
Yes, with the carton: three folding machines handle formats from the most compact leaflets up to newspaper-page size; carton and leaflet are made in one place, to one deadline.
Are the cartons suitable for automatic filling?
Yes. The servo drives of our folder-gluer give stable dimensions across the run — exactly what filling machines need.
Can you repeat our run exactly a year later?
Yes. Every order's technological passport has been stored in the system since 2014: board, inks, cutting die, finishing, gluing. A repeat is printed from it, not from memory.
What happens if our manager changes — or yours?
Nothing. Order history, prices and remarks on past runs live in the system, not with a person.
How fast do you quote pharmaceutical cartons?
Operation-by-operation costing takes minutes; one reply gives 2–3 variants — by quantity, board or finishing.
How do I know what stage my order is at?
Operations are registered on shop-floor terminals in real time — the manager sees the stage without calling the shop floor.
Can I check the carton before the production run?
Yes. A structural prototype is cut on a plotter from 30 minutes; a digitally printed sample is ready in 1–2 days, no plates or die. Usual path: prototype → pilot batch → production run on offset.
See also
- Cardboard package
- Custom cosmetic packaging boxes
- Gifts and souvenirs
- Production and technology
- Box prototype from 30 minutes
- Order process: from inquiry to dispatch
- About us
- How much does box printing cost in Chisinau
- Packaging for medicines 90×90×35 mm
- Packaging for medicines 125×80×55 mm
- Packaging for medicines 132×73×26 mm
- Packaging for medicines 127×37×27 mm
- Packaging for medicines 72×60×7 mm