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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chemicals |
| Founded | 1926 |
| Headquarters | Sandefjord, Norway |
Key people | Morten Fon (President and CEO), Odd Gleditsch Jr. (Chairman of the board) |
| Products | Paint |
| Owner | Orkla Group (42.53%) |
Number of employees | 9,500 (2014) |
| Website | www.jotun.com |
The Jotun Group is a Norwegian chemicals company dealing mainly in decorative paints and performance coatings (marine, protective and powder coatings). As of February 2017, the company has a presence in more than 100 countries around the world, with 9500 employees, 63 companies in 45 countries, and 37 production facilities in 21 countries.
Organization
The Jotun Group has four divisions, with its head office in Sandefjord,[1] Norway.
Jotun and famous landmarks
Jotun has been and is being used on several landmarks.
These include:
- The Eiffel Tower[2][3]
- The Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur
- Burj Khalifa in Dubai
- Burj Al Arab in Dubai
- Kingdom Center in Riyadh
- West Tower in Guangzhou
- Canton Tower in Guangzhou
- Esentai Tower in Almaty
- Southern Cross railway station in Melbourne
- Guangzhou TV Tower in Guangzhou
- MS Oasis of the Seas
- Haj Terminal in Saudi Arabia
- Marina Bay Sands in Singapore
See also
References
- ^ Brønnøysund Register Centre. "Company organisation number 923248579" (in Norwegian).
- ^ http://www.jotun.comwww.jotun.cn/www/com/20020113.nsf?OpenDatabase&db=/www/com/20020116.nsf&v=10F6&e=uk&m=932&c=8BD72FFAB6B4B4E0C1257610003B5DA9 Archived 2014-06-22 at archive.today
- ^ http://www.jotun.com/ww/en/corporate/media/reference-projects/#
Related reading
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jotun (company).
- "Siktelser for korrupsjon" [Indictments related to corruption] (in Norwegian). Bergensavisen. 2012-06-15.
- Jotun, vår Historie