Since when it has been operating?
PYR started its work in 1997 and is celebrating its 10 years anniversary next year.

Founder companies PYR was not founded by private companies, but by industry and trade organisations. The industry organisations are the owners of PYR:

• Food Industry Federation 
• Chemical Industry Federation 
• Finnish Oil and Gas Federation 
• Forest Industry Federation 
• Finnish Plastics Industry Federation 
• Technologies Industries of Finland 
• Federation of the Consumer Goods and Special Goods Industry 
• Food Retail Federation 
• Confederation of Finnish Commerce
• Finnish Packaging Association