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2 Contents RetuRn | fALL/WINTER 2006 RETURN is published twice a year, June and December, and is distributed to TOMRA's employees, customers and other interested parties worldwide. An electronic version is also available on TOMRA's website: www.tomra.com 4: 6: 10: Printed on Galerie Art Silk 4: Plug anD Play! UNO with GPRS technology 4: tHe Benefits of leasing An interview with a TOMRA leasing customer 6: Best Retail Recycling initiatiVe Tesco wins UK recycling award for TRC 10: smaRt caRD – smaRt Recycling Adachi Ward launches new incentive to recycle in Japan 14: oPeRation teamwoRK Germany 2006 PUbLIShER: <strong>Tomra</strong> Systems ASA, Asker, Norway EDITOR: Andrew Young LAYOUT: helene Solheim PRINTED bY: RK Grafisk PRINTED COPIES: 4,000 COvER PhOTO: Jarle Nyttingnes QUESTIONS AbOUT RETURN? Contact: Andrew Young <strong>Tomra</strong> Systems ASA, Drengsrudhagen 2 P.O. box 278, 1372 Asker, Norway Telephone: +47 66 79 92 04 E-mail: andrew.young@tomra.no TOMRA headquarters: Telephone: +47 66 79 91 00
" Thanks to everyone for helping to make this " TOMRA’s best year ever Amund Skarholt, President & CEO management PeRsPectiVes This has been an extraordinary year for TOMRA. Never before in the history of our company have we produced and delivered so many reverse vending systems for our customers in a single year. With approximately 9,000 machines going to Germany alone, much of this growth can be attributed to the exceptional demand we experienced from this market this year. but this is by no means the whole story. We have had a good year throughout our operations, including major advances within our non-deposit business segment. One of the most exciting aspects to occur within the non-deposit segment was the order we received from Tesco in June for 100 of our new automated outdoor recycling centers. for the past five years TOMRA has invested heavily in the development of this new platform with the firm belief that it will become a strong vehicle for driving new growth opportunities. Tesco’s vote of confidence in the value of this platform confirms this belief and provides the financial stability to increase our focus on bringing the concept to additional markets and customers. To help achieve this, we implemented in October a new division called Collection Technology Non-Deposit Solutions, headed by TOMRA Senior vice President Trond K. Johannessen. This division now places dedicated resources toward developing collection technology opportunities in non-deposit environments within the following regions: UK, Japan, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and America. Looking at our non-deposit business as a whole, I am quite pleased with the rate at which this segment is developing. Three years ago our non-deposit activities brought in no revenues. With the acquisitions of TiTech (2004), Orwak (2005) and CommoDaS (2006), this picture has changed considerably. These companies, which are well-established leaders within the fields of waste sorting and compaction, are experiencing very good growth as the need for more efficient waste recycling processes continues to rise. The contributions of these companies coupled with this year’s collection technology breakthroughs in the UK, Japan and Greece, have transformed our non-deposit activities into a major part of TOMRA’s business. Today these activities represent about 20 percent of TOMRA’s total revenues, and we fully expect that this should rise to about 40 percent in another three years. Our European and North American RvM operations have also put a good year behind them, executing on an improved portfolio of products and services. Sales of UNO for example have gone over expectation, providing a good indication that this product has great potential within the small store segment. And in the US, our operations in California have had a particularly good year, benefiting from increasing return volumes and attractive commodity prices. It has been an exciting and fast-paced year for our company, and I am very proud of the way the organization successfully executed the rapid increase in production and delivery volume. Thanks to everyone for helping to make this TOMRA’s best year ever, and providing our customers with the best recycling solutions on the market. We are in an industry whose time has come, and I am confident we can count on another exciting year in 2007. best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a happy New Year! 3
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