About Polynova

We are Polynova

About Polynova

With 50 years of experience and one of Europe’s largest stocked ranges of plastic products, Polynova is a leading partner for plastic and packaging solutions. Through our global network of partners, our expertise, and our ability to create customized products, we offer solutions that combine innovation, functionality, and sustainability.

Our ambition is simple: to be the obvious choice for all our customers’ plastic and packaging needs.
We achieve this through three core principles – experience, customization, and efficiency. We listen, develop, and deliver solutions that meet real needs.

As one of Sweden’s most experienced companies in plastic packaging, we have built up deep knowledge of the industry – from material selection to logistics and sustainable development.

Global reach – local reliability

Every year, we manage product flows from around the world for our distributors and resellers. Thanks to our network of over 100 production partners, we can always offer the right solution at the right price.

Our products are used in a wide range of industries, including:

  • Cleaning and facility management
  • Public sector and healthcare
  • Retail and construction
  • HoReCa – hotels, restaurants, and catering
  • Agriculture, horticulture, and industry

We take care of the entire chain – from sourcing and transport to container unloading, warehouse management, and quality and environmental control. With us, your logistics flows are in safe hands.

More than just packaging

Our offering is not only about products – it’s about solutions that make our customers’ everyday work easier.We offer, among other things:

  • Administrative support for major tenders
  • Joint customer visits with sales representatives to find the best solution
  • Environmental information and staff training
  • Sales support and guidance throughout the entire process

Whether the order concerns a standard product or a customized solution, we are ready to support our customers before, during, and after delivery.

Global Business

With more than 40 years in the plastic industry, Polynova has built up a well-established global network of highly professional suppliers. This makes us competitive in offering our customers a wide range of products suitable for several business areas.

In 2009, we founded a purchasing office in China, and we have logistics centers located in Sweden, Norway, and the USA. Polynova is a small company with a large global network. This makes us efficient, flexible, and always with a strong customer focus. We strive to be the best fullrange supplier for our customers packaging needs.

Our Vision

”To be a world-class full-range supplier of polyethene products.”

Our vision permeates our entire business and challenges us always to strive for improvment, regardless of whether it´s about our products or our customer service

Our Business Concept

Polynova offers a wide range of polyethylene products. Our main distribution channels are through resellers. Polynova represents reliability, fast deliveries, good product knowledge and excellent customer service, which has resulted in successful long-term customer relationships.

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Sustainability

We aim for sustainability to facilitate for you to do the same

Quality

We consider sustainability equal to quality and they are booth top priorities for us.

Knowledge

With more than 40 years in the industry, we know our customers preferences and how to face their needs

Responsibility

Through the whole life circle, from production to delivered product and recycling we keep a meticulous surveillance.

Simplicity

We strive for simplicity in our entire business, from customer service to choosing the right product

Customized

We know the importance of customization. Our customers satisfaction is our top priority, and our solutions are flexible to meet all their requirements

Historia

The beginning

RW Nissen was founded in 1946 in Stockholm and initially specialized in the market of plastic greenhouses and irrigation systems for agriculture.

Development

In the late 50´s RW Nissen also started selling plastic films and various types of packaging.

Own Products

During the 70´s and 80´s, RW Nissen began to develop its own products which were patented and sold to numerous countries. A particularly successful invention was the stretch film machine.

Polynova Nordic

In 1975, Polynova Nordic was founded by three former employees of RW Nissen. The company specialized in packaging products made of polyethylene, and early with big ambitions profiling itself in the plastic industry.

The fusion

In 1999, RW Nissen and Polynova Nordic merged together, and Polynova Nissen was founded.

Expanding in the USA

Polynova Nissen Inc is a subsidiary created in 2007, in Naperville, IL, USA. Today, the company is well established in the American market.

Purchase Office China

In 2009, our purchasing office in China opened with bilingual Chinese employees, in order to approach the Chinese production industry and create a more efficient delivery control.

Extended Network

In 2011, our manufacturing network in Europe extended to facilitate more flexible solutions for our customers.

Efficiency

In 2016, Polynova moved to a more modern and cost-effective warehouse.

Environmental Focus

Although sustainability has long been in focus, in 2019 an enormous effort was made in this field. Today, almost the entire product range is made of renewable or recycled raw materials.

Logistics Optimization

In 2021 Polynova relocated warehouse to a modern logistic hub in Gothenburg Sweden. In order to optimize flow of goods from Asia and Europe to customers throughout Scandinavia.

Hållbar plastkonsumtion med låg miljöpåverkan

How do we make plastic products a sustainable solution?

Hållbar plastkonsumtion med låg miljöpåverkan

The connection between plastic production and of course sustainability is not widely known. But for us, it is a very importtant matter . With over 40 years in the industry, we can guarantee that we know everything about plastic production and sustainability.

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