Founded in 1971 Borgarplast has always operated in the manufacturing industry, mainly involving products made from synthetics, polyethylene and polystyrene. Borgarplast defines itself as a manufacturer of containers and packages for the food industry, especially for the transportation of fresh food.
Borgarplast’s production lines consists of products made from Polystyrene (EPS) and Polyethylene (PE) for use in the food and construction industries.
Borgarplast began exporting its products in 1986 and the main export items are insulated pallet containers of various types. Borgarplast's factories are very well equipped with a high production capacity.
Borgarplast's quality system was certificated to the IST EN ISO 9001 standard in 1993, the company being the first Icelandic industrial manufacturing company to achieve this recognition. Borgarplast also became the first Icelandic company to receive certification to the international environmental standard IST EN ISO 14001 in 1999,