Tomra
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| Allmennaksjeselskap | |
| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Recycling |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Asker, Norway |
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Key people
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Hans Stefan Ranstrand (President and CEO), Jan Svensson (Chairman) |
| Products | Reverse vending machines, , compactors, and sensor-based sorting equipment |
| Revenue |
 NOK 6.610 billion (2016)
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| Total assets |
 NOK 7.115 billion (end 2015)
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| Total equity |
NOK 4.192 billion (end 2015)
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Number of employees
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2,770 (end 2016)
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| Subsidiaries | TOMRA CONNECT |
| Website | tomra |
Tomra Systems ASA is a Norwegian multinational corporation active in the field of instrumentation for recycling solutions. The company is the largestReverse Vending Machine (RVM) producer globally and leading sensor-based machines for sorting and recycling. In addition to RVMs, TOMRA manufactures compactors, material recovery) and Sorting machinery. With over 70,000 RVMs installed worldwide, TOMRA is the leading provider in the industry.
TOMRA is listed on the (OSEBX) under the ticker symbol TOM. The parent company, Tomra Systems ASA, is headquartered in Asker, Norway, with central departments located in Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany and Shelton, Connecticut.
TOMRA was founded by the two brothers Tore and Petter Planke in 1972. It started out with the design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. Through 70s a breakthrough for Tomra was in 1974 where the Swedish entity Systembolaget ordered 100 RVMs.
TOMRA was listed in Oslo Børs and tried to secure a position in the American market to no avail. It was then successfully attempted to enter the market in 1990s. By 1999, sales in the US accounted for more than half of total revenues. In 2006, TOMRA delivered more than 8000 new reverse vending systems to Germany. TOMRA's sensor-based sorting technology business was first established in 2004 with the acquisition of TITECH, a leading provider of optical recognition and sorting technology. With the acquisition of Orwak in 2005, TOMRA established itself as a producer of compaction and baling solutions with an installed base of more than 67,000 balers.
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