Sumi Oy’s Mika Surakka receives the first-ever ‘Muovin kierto’ award
The Ministry of the Environment handed out the first-ever ‘Muovin kierto’ (Plastic Circulation) award at the ‘Muovifoorumi’ plastics event on 24 October 2023. Through the…
The obligation to recycle packaging is about to extend to small companies – how should producer responsibility be handled?
At the beginning of next year, the producer responsibility for packaging will extend to apply to companies of all sizes. What does this mean in…
MANAGING DIRECTOR’S REVIEW
The autumn has been a busy season in terms of producer responsibility activities. In recent months, Sumi has attended a lot of events and trade…
Sumi and Uusioaines are strengthening their partnership in the recycling of glass packaging
Producer responsibility organisation for packaging Sumi Oy and processor of glass packages Uusioaines Oy are entering into a long-term partnership with the aim of increasing…
Sumi’s Eeva Hanni appointed to the monitoring group for SUP producer responsibility
The Ministry of the Environment has established a group that focuses on monitoring and steering the implementation of the cost responsibility imposed on the producers…
The chemical recycling of Finnish plastic packaging is about to begin for the first time on an industrial scale – thanks to a pioneering Finnish solution
Sumi and Wastewise Group are kicking off cooperation around the chemical recycling of packaging plastics. The chemical recycling will improve the recycling rate of plastic…
CEO’s review
Over the course of the summer, the company was able to ratify a name change. Our company has been nicknamed Sumi for quite some time,…
Development Director Peter Rasmussen has seen the field change and has changed the field himself
When Peter Rasmussen decided to make the transition from international companies to smaller ones, he didn’t know what the future would hold. He ended up…
Big changes in the producer responsibility organisation – law amendment and prices increase activity
On 5 May 2023, we became a producer responsibility organisation for all packaging materials with the blessing of Centre for Economic Development, Transport, and the…
Finnish Plastics Recycling is now called Sumi Ltd
Bulletin 15 August 2023 Finnish Plastics Recycling is now called Sumi Ltd – the name change follows the service range expansion to cover all packaging…