Responsible plastic production with FUTURE FIT

  • HOW PLASTIC CAN BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION

    At Primo, we operate with a global perspective and take responsibility for the development of business models that are based on the principles of the circular economy and recycling. Learn more about how we aim for a more sustainable future with our program FUTURE FIT.


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    Sustainability and Future Fit Commitments at Primo
FUTURE FIT

Primo’s commitment to sustainability

FUTURE FIT is Primo’s commitment to sustainability. It’s our promise to be a part of the global movement towards a sustainable future. We’re taking responsibility for creating best practices in our work — for everyone’s benefit. 

Our own experts, external bodies, customers, and environmental organisations helped create FUTURE FIT.  Now, we have a solid foundation — we are committed to sustainability. And we have set ambitious objectives with specific deadlines. 

We are genuinely concerned about the environment, and we believe that the plastic pollution debate is an opportunity for forward-looking organisations and plastic producers to help define the future of plastics. We are already well underway. Primo takes a proactive position on sustainable production, use, and disposal of plastics, including PVC, leading the way with exemplary practices.

A key challenge for the plastics industry is to promote recycling and reasonable use of plastic. Part of the task must be addressed in conjunction with public authorities, private companies, and research institutions. In other cases, each company must try to increase the sustainability of its own products and materials. Primo works across all fields to meet that goal. 

But there is no quick fix. It’s not something we change in any single area, nor a one-time solution. We must incorporate the sustainability agenda into the core of who we are and what we do.  We need to think differently and put ourselves in a position where we can challenge the market with innovative and sustainable solutions and promote sustainability.  With FUTURE FIT, sustainability becomes a key part of Primo. It becomes a way to proceed and an approach to any future challenge. 

Recycling of plastic in practice

At Primo’s production plants reusing plastic is a part of the daily process. 

Our facilities have re-grinding machinery, that lets us reuse waste plastic, profiles with errors or pieces that for some reasons, cannot be delivered.

Currently, Primo is intensively studying what happens to the recycling properties of plastic over time. In our state-of-the art materiel laboratory we are testing pigmentation, heat stability and other parameters in recycled plastic. In many cases, there is no difference at all between the original product and the recycled product. In other cases, it loses some of its properties. It is in these cases we need to obtain a deep understanding of the materials. Using the right processes, additives, and a mix of new material and recycled plastic, Primo can produce profiles within tolerance levels. That is particularly crucial when plastic is recycled in several stages.

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Plastic innovation for a better future

We are rethinking the plastic innovation process step by step to support a more sustainable world.

Inter Primo develops customer-specific plastic solutions through a structured process that combines customer needs with decades of experience in plastic extrusion.

Primo has committed to the sustainability challenge through FUTURE FIT, a program built on internal initiatives and collaboration with customers and industry partners. These efforts aim to reduce plastic waste from production and promote responsible use of plastics. Our goal is to encourage an environmentally sound approach throughout the life cycle of a plastic product — from production to application and, ultimately, recycling.

Investing in technology to process production scrap — including cut-offs and sawdust — for regrinding and reuse, reducing waste and reliance on virgin materials.

Collaborating with customers and external partners to collect and recycle residual products from profile processing — a complex but proven approach that reduces waste and can be economically viable.

Actively participating in international industry collaborations to develop common guidelines for minimizing plastic waste across production processes.

A long history of responsible business

Primo's commitment to sustainability dates back many years. It is rooted in a commitment to taking responsibility within society. This commitment covers legal compliance, the welfare of employees, independent financing and the conscientious use of resources. For many decades, we have acted responsibly without setting long-term goals. 


1997: Founded WUPPI, a Danish take-back organization for PVC windows and doors
2014: Joined Operation Clean Sweep to prevent pellet loss
2019: Initiated sustainability investigations and projects
2021: Established a corporate sustainability organisation
2023: Launched FUTURE FIT with six concrete commitments

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Jaakko Salo
Jaakko Salo
Group Commercial Director

Jaakko Salo is the group's head of sales, with a broad understanding of the different markets and industries. In close collaboration with Primo’s dedicated sales teams, Jaakko is your guarantee for a future-fit approach to product development. In the area of sales development, Jaakko is at the forefront of the search for advanced solutions with a lower carbon footprint and faster time-to-market, in line with our FUTURE FIT programme and our slogan "Profiles of Tomorrow".
Speaks: English, Finnish

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