Rosti Mepal

Rosti Mepal is a Danish company founded in 1944 by Rolf Fahrenholtz and Stig Jørgensen. It began with injection-moulded button production and later expanded into melamine mixing bowls and dinnerware, including the Margrethe mixing bowl. The company became a limited company in 1965 and later produced plastic petroleum jugs for oil companies. Today, Rosti Group is a global plastic injection moulding and contract manufacturing company headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, with 2,500 employees and facilities across Europe, Asia and the US, serving OEMs in medical, consumer and industrial sectors.

Rosti was founded in Denmark in 1944 by Rolf Fahrenholtz and Stig Jørgensen, initially producing buttons by injection moulding shortly after World War II. In 1948, the company began producing mixing bowls and dinnerware in melamine, including the Margrethe mixing bowl designed by Jacob Jensen. By the mid-1950s, Rosti was producing melamine cosmetic packaging for Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein. In 1965, Rosti became a limited company and began producing plastics for petroleum companies, receiving a large order for 2,000 10-liter jugs for BP, followed by orders from Shell, Esso, and 4K. In 1971, Rosti became part of the A.P. Møller – Maersk Group. Today, Rosti Group is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden, with 2,500 employees and facilities across Europe, Asia, and the US, serving OEMs in medical, consumer, and industrial sectors.

Global partner in advanced plastic manufacturing and end-to-end production solutions.

• Margrethe mixing bowl

  A kitchen icon designed by Jacob Jensen, in production for over 60 years.

• Melamine cosmetic packaging

  Produced for Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein by the mid-1950s.

• Plastic petroleum jugs

  Produced for BP, Shell, Esso, and 4K, including a 2,000-unit order for BP.

1. 1Rosti - Global plastic injection moulding contract manufacturerrosti.com
2. 2Our History - Rostirosti.com
3. 3The Company and the mission - Rostirosti.com
4. 4Rosti Mepalwikidata.org