Public limited company "RINGUVA" was established in 1920 in Kaunas upon the decree of Antanas Smetona, the President of the interwar Republic of Lithuania. The aim of establishment was not only establishing another factory that generated profit. It was a significant and courageous strategic step at the scale of the entire state: proving ourselves and the foreign countries that Lithuania is capable of not only exporting raw materials, but also producing high-quality oil.
The first products of "RINGUVA" were flax oil, flax lubricant, oilcake, crushed paint, and wheel oil. The company used to use up around 12-15 carloads of flax oil per month. It had a very positive effect on Lithuanian industry and agriculture, as the products of "RINGUVA" not only prevented the import of oil, but also helped Lithuanian farmers to develop the industry of flax by buying flax oil in domestic market.
Public limited company "LIETUVOS MUILAS" Panevėžys factory was founded in 1933. It was one of the largest industrial companies operating in Panevėžys at the time. The director of the company was V. Zelčius, a certificated chemist having graduated from Kaunas Vytautas Magnus University and having worked in similar companies in Belgium for a few years. During the first year of activity, laundry soap Skalbėja was being produced.
In 1938, "LIETUVOS MUILAS" Panevėžys factory was reconstructed and the first steam boiler was installed as well as other equipment purchased from Germany. The production of cosmetic soaps was started: Gražuolė, Bitutė, Migdolinis, Kokosinis. In addition, the construction of the oil workshop was started.
Public limited company RINGUVA started producing laundry soap. In 1939, the first soaps were called Gintaras, Katė, Taupa, Skalsa, and Gaidys.
Soap and oil workshops were operating at full capacity. In 1945, the production line was expanded – the production of coarse soap powder was started. In 1948, public limited company "RINGUVA" was nationalised and merged with State Oil, Fat, and Tobacco Trust and ten years later it was renamed into Kaunas Soap Factory.
Public limited company "Lietuvos muilas" started producing liquid cosmetic soaps.
After the Restoration of Independence of Lithuania in 1990, the company was privatized in 1992. Primary privatization was carried out and the company became a public limited company. 
The company restored its historical name and became "NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB. The activities were expanded, body care and household products were being produced as well as cleaning products for professionals.
In 2000, public limited company "NAUJOJI RINGUVA" introduced a quality management system, which was re-certified in December 2006 according to the international standard ISO 9001:2000 (Bureau Veritas Quality International). Created quality management system ensures constant control of products and processes and its improvement. Quality-oriented management enables achieving competitiveness and satisfying the needs and expectations of domestic and external consumers and partners.
"NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB became a member of PLMA (Private Label Manufacturers Association). In 2001, Kaunas laundry soap production workshop was closed down and all production was moved to Panevėžys.
The products of "NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB were several times recognized in Lithuanian and foreign business exhibitions and awarded gold medals in Lithuanian industry products competitions.
In 2004, cosmetic soap Linea HERBAL with chopped calendula blossoms was awarded the title of the Lithuanian Product of the Year. The soap is made from highest-quality palm oil and palm kernel oil.
In 2009, "NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB LABORATORY OF NEW PRODUCTS was established and since then it has been created around 30 new products every year. When creating the products, the Laboratory cooperates with famous Lithuanian dermatologists and Lithuanian Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology. It is attempted to have every product tested by dermatologists. The tests confirm that the products are suitable and safe for use even by the people with especially sensitive skin and allergies.
"NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB is a member of Lithuanian Association of Biotechnology.
"NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB celebrated the 90th anniversary of successful operation. This year "NAUJOJI RINGUVA", AB was nominated and won an award in the category of Innovative Company in the national competition Prize for Innovation 2010 organised by Lithuanian Innovation Centre and Lithuanian Confederation of Industrialists.
