tomra, Norway. Petter and Tore Planke invented the first empty beverage bottle recycling machine at the request of their local store in 1972, and it became available throughout Norway. This was the starting point for the formal establishment of the TOMRA Group. Later, TOMRA's automatic beverage bottle recycling machine was also widely popular in other European countries and the American market. TOMRA Founder, in the 1990s, TOMRA expanded its business chain into shipping, processing, recycling and trading empty beverage bottles in 46 countries and regions. After entering the 21st century, TOMRA expanded its strategic layout and business scope. Later, it acquired several companies engaged in cutting-edge separation technology development such as TITECH, Orwak, Commodas and Ultrasort in Germany, and began to engage in the separation of mixed waste, mixed metals and minerals. Further consolidate the product chain in the field of resource recovery and environmental protection.