TOMRA
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| Tomra | |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Asker, Norway |
Number of employees | 4,300 |
| Website | www.tomra.com |
Company Profile
Founded in 1972, TOMRA began with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. Today TOMRA provides technology-led solutions that enable the circular economy with advanced collection and sorting systems that optimize resource recovery and minimize waste in the food, recycling and mining industries.
Altogether TOMRA has over 100,000 installations in over 80 markets worldwide.
The total revenue is about 9.9 billion NOK (Norwegian krones) in 2020.
The TOMRA Group employs about 4,300 people globally, and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
TOMRA Collection
Approximately 80,000 machines installed in over 60 markets makes TOMRA Collection the world leading provider of reverse vending solutions. TOMRA facilitates the collection of more than 40 billion empty cans and bottles per year and provides retailers and other customers with an effective and efficient way of collecting, sorting and processing these containers.
The company's collection's material recovery business includes pick-up, transportation, and processing of used beverage containers in North America, as well as the subsequent brokerage of the processed material to recyclers. The revenue stream in this business area is derived from fees received from bottlers based on the volume of containers processed. Currently the company's material recovery activities in North America process over 340,000 metric tons of containers annually.
TOMRA Food
A leading provider of optical sorting and processing technology for the fresh and processed food industry. TOMRA has produced approximately 11,000 sorting installations globally.
TOMRA Recycling
TOMRA has pioneered the automation of waste sorting and is one of it's global leaders. The company's flexible sorting systems perform an extensive range of sorting tasks, being able to prepare and sort various types of metals and waste for material recycling or energy recovery. Currently there are about 6,460 TOMRA units across more than 40 markets.
TOMRA Mining
This part of the company provides a complete product portfolio for efficient material separation in various minerals and ore applications such as processing of industrial minerals, diamonds and gemstone recovery, and metal recovery from slag etc. There are approximately 163 installations worldwide.
Products/Technology
- Reverse vending solutions
- Optical sorting and processing technology for the food industry
- Recycling
- Mining - separation technology
History
References
PETplanet Insider Articles
Issue 07 / 2023: Adhesive enables PET/PE component separation
Issue 06 / 2023: Tomra and Plastretur sign joint venture to create Norway’s first dedicated sorting plant
Issue 05 / 2023: “The demand to recover recyclables from waste is at a record high”
Issue 10 / 2022: Recycling in Spain
Issue 07 / 2022: Romania prepares for deposit return system
Issue 05 / 2022: DGrade opens its fi rst sorting facility in Abu Dhabi
Issue 04 / 2022: Tomra celebrates 50 th anniversary
Issue 10 / 2021: Tomra Recycling opens new test center in Italy
