TOMRA was founded on an innovation for return of empty beverage containers more than forty years ago. In a small shed in Asker, Norway, the brothers Petter and Tore Planke created a solution to a problem: a local grocer wanted a machine that could quickly and easily take back empty bottles. That was the beginning of TOMRA.

TOMRA creates sensor-based solutions for optimal resource productivity – helping our customers increase their financial results and reduce their environmental impact. 

TOMRA was founded in 1972 and started out with design, manufacturing and sale of reverse vending machines (RVMs) for automated collection of used beverage containers. 

TOMRA is active in more than 80 markets worldwide with total revenues of NOK ~4.1 billion in 2012. With more than 2,200 employees, TOMRA is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Specialties

Leading The Resource Revolution - transforming how we obtain, use, and reuse resources for sustainable economic growth and improved quality of life for all.