Orkla is one of the largest public Norwegian industrial companies. Headquarters - in Oslo . It was founded in the 17th century .
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| Type of | Public company |
| Exchange listing | OSE : ORK |
| Base | 1654 |
| Location |  Norway : Oslo |
| Industry | Consumer goods manufacturing |
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| Number of employees | 34 thousand (2006) |
| Affiliated companies | Borregaard , Elkem , Sapa |
| Website | www.orkla.com |
Engaged in the production of consumer goods and chemical products, as well as publishing. The total headcount of the group is about 35 thousand people. The group’s turnover in 2005 amounted to about $ 8.5 billion.
Conducts active international activities; in particular, in Russia it controlled from 2006 to 2015 the Sladko confectionery company (factories in Yekaterinburg and Ulyanovsk ) and the Krupskaya St. Petersburg confectionery factory ; The St. Petersburg company was sold to developers, and other assets were sold to the Old Oskol firm Slavyanka .
In 2016, through a subsidiary of the Pierre Robert Group, it bought from the Finnish knitwear company Nanso Group Oy a plant in Tornio, as well as trademarks Norlyn, Amar, Finnwear and Black Horse [1] .
Notes
- ↑ Nanso closes the Tornio factory and sells most of its brands. // © Yle Uutiset = Yle News Service. = Website of the television and radio company Yleisradio Oy (yle.fi) March 21, 2016. (Retrieved March 24, 2016)