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| Company type | Julkinen osakeyhtiö (public company) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Consumer products |
| Founded | 1956 [1] |
| Founder | Aulis Kallonen[1] |
| Headquarters | Espoo[2] , Finland |
Key people | Alexander Rosenlew, CEO,[2] Sanna Suvanto-Harsaae, chairman of the board[3] |
| Products | plastic household items |
| Revenue | 75.9 million € (2020)[4] |
Number of employees | 300 (2020)[4] |
| Subsidiaries | Oy Orthex Finland Ab, Orthex Sweden AB, Orthex Kitchen AB, Orthex Norway AS, Orthex Denmark A/S, Orthex Germany GmbH [5] |
| Website | www |
Orthex Oyj is a Finnish company that manufactures and markets plastic household products such as storage boxes , kitchenware and utensils.[6] Orthex has manufactured some of the very common items in Finnish homes. In the example over 8 of 10 households owned the Orthex freezer box Jäänalle and the 10-liter bucket according to a survey conducted by Ilta-Sanomat in 2019.[1] Orthex's classic sled was described as the most common kids sled over the years by Helsingin Sanomat in 2005.[7]
In 2019, bio- and recycled plastics accounted for 14% of the raw material used by Orthex.[8] In 2018 Orthex and Stora Enso released a biocomposite for food safe products made from wood fibers and saccharum officinarum.
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- ^ "Orthex Oyj - Y-tunnus: 2727990-2 - Yritystiedot, taloustiedot, päättäjät & hallituksen jäsenet". www.finder.fi. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ a b "Pörssi | Helsingin pörssiin jälleen uusi yhtiö, pakasterasioistaan tunnettu Orthex suunnittelee listautumista". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2021-03-04. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
- ^ "Orthex - Contact Us". orthexgroup.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Taru Taipale (2011-02-04). "Arki on muovi-kauppiaan juhla". Talouselämä (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "Vauhtia mäkeen". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2005-12-21. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Eeva Törmänen. "Tätä kehtaa jonottaa: Orthex tekee vanhoista kalaverkoista ämpäreitä". Tärkeimmät talousuutiset | Kauppalehti (in Finnish). Retrieved 2019-05-17.