Company History

Saintexs history starts in the year of 1948, when Olavi Sainio established a plastic seaming factory under a commercial name O. Sainio. Located in Karjalankatu, Helsinki, the factory manufactured Saintex products, starting from plastic folders and pocket size raincoats. The company form changed from commercial name to a limited partnership company, KY O. Sainio & Co at the turn of the 1970´s.

The factory started the development of plastic seaming in post-war Finland. For example, the development of foldersseaming technology began in Saintex's production. The account statement folders and other customer giveaways, which Finnish banks and insurance companies have been using for a long time, have built up the plastic seaming sector for their part.

In 1988 factory became Saintex Ltd. adapting the name of the products. Saintex moved into its present premises at Kurkimäki industrial park in 2001.

Many of the plastic products known by Finnish people, like writing pads, visitorsbooks, telephone memos, small photo-albums, clipping folders, logbooks, magazine collectors albums, covers of check books, passport jackets and soft reflectors have originated from Saintex's production over the decades.