Orkla Brands
Orkla Brands is a leading supplier of branded consumer goods and concept solutions, primarily to the Nordic grocery and catering sectors. The business mainly holds no. 1 and no. 2 positions in its categories, in which most of the branded goods are proprietary and have been on the market for many years.
Orkla Brands also holds strong local positions in Russia and India, in addition to being an important supplier of ingredients to the European bakery market. The business area consists of four units: Orkla Foods Nordic, Orkla Brands Nordic, Orkla Brands International and Orkla Food Ingredients.
Orkla Aluminium Solutions
Sapa develops, manufactures and markets value-added profiles, profile-based building systems and heat-exchanger strip in aluminium.
Sapa consists of the three business units Sapa Profiles, Sapa Building System and Sapa Heat Transfer, and is represented in Europe, North America and Asia. Its business concept is based on close collaboration with its customers.
Sapa is a leader in its field and has customers in the building, transport, engineering and telecommunications industries.
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Orkla Materials
Orkla Materials consists of the companies Elkem and Borregaard.
Elkem is a world leader in the environmentally friendly production of metals and materials. Its main products are silicon, highpurity silicon for the solar industry, special ferrosilicon alloys for the foundry industry, carbon, microsilica and energy.
Borregaard has one of the world’s most advanced biorefineries. Using timber as a raw material, it produces a wide variety of advanced biochemicals and biomaterials that are sustainable alternatives to oil-based products. The company also holds strong positions in additives, fine chemicals and energy.
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Orkla Associates
Orkla Associates primarily consists of Orkla's investments in the Renewable Energy Corporation ASA (REC) and Jotun AS. Orkla owns a 39.73 % stake in REC and a 42.5 % stake in Jotun.
REC and Jotun are presented in Orkla's financial statements according to the equity method of accounting and Orkla's share of profit after tax is presented on the line for profit from associates.
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Orkla Financial Investments
Orkla Financial Investments consists of three main businesses: the Share Portfolio, Orkla Finans and Orkla Eiendom. The Share Portfolio staff manage one of Norway's largest share portfolios which primarily comprises investments in the Nordic region, Eastern Europe and Asia.
Orkla Finans offers investment services to institutional and private investors, while Orkla Eiendom invests in and develops real estate properties. This business area also includes Borregaard Skoger, which develops and manages Orkla's forests.
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