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Orthex
Orthex Oyj is a Finnish company that manufactures and markets plastic household products such as storage boxes, kitchenware and utensils. 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. Orthex's classic sled was described as the most common kids sled over the years by Helsingin Sanomat in 2005. In 2019, bio- and recycled plastics accounted for 14% of the raw material used by Orthex. 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 is a Finnish company that manufactures and markets plastic household products such as storage boxes, kitchenware and utensils. 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. Orthex's classic sled was described as the most common kids sled over the years by Helsingin Sanomat in 2005. In 2019, bio- and recycled plastics accounted for 14% of the raw material used by Orthex. In 2018 Orthex and Stora Enso released a biocomposite for food safe products made from wood fibers and saccharum officinarum.
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