The Jotun Group is one of the world's leading producers of paints and powder coatings. Jotun is organised into four divisions with its head office in Norway. The group comprises 67 companies and 39 factories located in Scandinavia, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, the Far East, the Americas, Australia and Africa. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Powder coating is a method of applying paint as a free-flowing, dry powder without using solvents. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... The far east as a cultural block includes East Asia, Southeast Asia, Northeast Asia and South Asia. ... World map showing the Americas The Americas are the lands of the Western hemisphere or New World consisting of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions. ... A world map showing the continent of Africa. ...

The group is privately owned, has 5,000 employees, and recorded sales of NOK 6,710 million in 2005. During the last seven years, the group has had an average annual growth rate of 10 per cent. The Nok civilization thrived between 500 BC and 200 AD on the Jos Plateau in northeastern Nigeria. ...

Jotun head office in Sandefjord (Gimle), 2005

County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ...

The current Jotun Group

Jotun Dekorativ is responsible for Jotun’s decorative paints, stains and varnish deliveries to the trade and Do It Yourself (DIY) markets in Scandinavia. The division comprises the decorative operations of Jotun A/S, Jotun Danmark A/S, Jotun Sverige AB and Scanox AS. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A stain is a discoloration that distinguishes itself from the material on which it is found. ... Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. ... See also: DIY Network, a cable TV network. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. ...

Jotun decorative paints

Jotun Paints has responsibility for decorative paints for all markets outside Scandinavia. The responsibility includes marine and protective coatings for markets in the Middle East and Southeast Asia. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Scandinavia is a region in Northern Europe. ... A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

Jotun Coatings has global responsibility for marine and protective coatings. The responsibility includes decorative paints in local markets in Europe and selected markets in Asia. Jotun is No. 2 in the world in marine coatings and No. 4 in protective coatings. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... World map showing Europe Political map (neighbouring countries in Asia and Africa also shown) Europe is one of the seven traditional continents of the Earth. ... World map showing the location of Asia. ...

Jotun Powder Coatings has global responsibility for powder coatings. The product portfolio caters to the architectural, functional and industrial market segments to protect metal surfaces from corrosion and add style to their aesthetic appearance. Jotun is the world's fourth largest supplier of powder coatings for the industrial surface treatment of metal. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... This article is about the built environment. ... Hot metal work from a blacksmith In chemistry, a metal (Greek: Metallon) is an element that readily forms positive ions (cations) and has metallic bonds. ... Corrosion is deterioration of intrinsic properties in a material due to reactions with its environment. ...

History

The origins of Jotun can be traced back to a paint distributor's shop, opened by Odd Gleditsch in 1920. It was a good time for the whaling industry, and Gleditsch soon worked his way into the business of supplier to the whaling fleets in Sandefjord, Tønsberg, and Larvik. The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ... County Vestfold District Viken Municipality NO-0704 Administrative centre Tønsberg Mayor (2004) Per Arne Olsen (FrP) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 381 107 km² 106 km² 0. ... County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0709 Administrative centre Larvik Mayor (2003) Øyvind Riise Jenssen (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 199 535 km² 501 km² 0. ...

As sales to the whaling fleet increased, Gleditsch saw the potential in manufacturing the paint himself. At Gimle, outside Sandefjord, there was an oil mill (Gimle Oljemølle A/S) which was closed due to bankruptcy – an oil mill which produced antifoulings and marine paints sold through the Gleditsch paint shop. County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ...

On March 12, 1926, Gleditsch invited shareholders to subscribe to the new company. With a share capital of NOK 60,000, Jotun Kemiske Fabrik A/S was founded, and bought the plant of Gimle Oljemølle A/S, with Odd Gleditsch as managing director. The production plant was modernised and product quality improved, all of which lead to increased sales. March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (72nd in leap years). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Expansion

In 1962, international activities were introduced with Jotun, as a supplier of marine coatings to the Norwegian merchant fleet, establishing their first production plant outside Norway, in Libya. Libya was a kingdom at the time, active in oil exploration, and the indications were that the economy would develop fast. Odd Gleditsch junior was in the Jotun management, and on his initiative Libyan Norwegian Industrial Company - Linoco - was established. Oil Exploration is the search by petroleum geologists for hydrocarbon deposits beneath the Earths surface. ...

Although Jotun's shareholding in Linoco was gradually reduced over time and eventually ceased in the mid-1980s, Linoco played an important role in the international development of Jotun, and the experience gained became the platform for Jotun's later development as a major paints manufacturer in the Middle East and South East Asia. A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

The merger

Towards the end of the of the 1960s conditions in the Norwegian paint industry became increasingly difficult. Too many manufacturers were competing in too small a market. Paint dealers and users may have enjoyed the benefit, but the manufacturers - particularly the four largest of them - were carrying too high overhead costs.

This was due to excessive marketing costs incurred to confront the competition. Large sums of money were spent without achieving either stability or expansion, and it became apparent that there was a risk of large foreign paint manufacturers controlling parts of the Norwegian paint industry.

Norway had, and still has, one of the highest levels of paint consumption per capita in the world, and the price and quality level of the products is high. Even as a small market, Norway may be a temptation to large international manufacturers. The four major manufacturers in the Norwegian market were aware of the danger, and in August 1971 an agreement was reached.

Odd Gleditsch junior, then Managing Director of A/S Jotun, insisted that the four largest Norwegian manufacturers should merge. A/S Jotungruppen was established on January 2, 1972. The four companies were: Alf Bjercke A/S, Fleichers Kjemiske Fabrikker A/S, A/S De-No-Fa Lilleborg Fabrikker, and A/S Jotun Odd Gleditsch. January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ...

Alf Bjercke A/S

Head office in Oslo, a factory for unsaturated polyester outside Oslo, and factories in Sweden and Ethiopia. Alf Bjercke A/S was the oldest company participating in the merger. Their production went back to the 1880s - and the company's main production was paint for domestic and industrial use as well as unsaturated polyester. County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ...

Fleischers Kjemiske Fabrikker A/S

Located in Bergen, and was established in 1923. In addition to the Bergen factory, Fleischer had a production plant for alkyds as well as one for clear varnishes at Manger outside Bergen. Fleischers Kjemiske Fabrikker A/S was particularly known for their paints for exterior timber as well as paint systems for the fishing fleet. County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Alkyd coatings are a class of polyester coatings derived from the reaction of an alcohol (alkohol) and an acid or acid anhydride hence the term alk-yd from alcohol and acid or anhydride] and are the dominant resin or binder in most oil-based coatings sold to the consumer market. ... Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. ... Timber in storage for later processing at a sawmill Timber is a term used to describe wood, either standing or that has been processed for use—from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use—as structural material for construction or wood... Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...

A/S De-No-Fa Lilleborg Fabrikker

The activities in the business areas paint, varnish and synthetic resins were separated from their other business areas and merged with three other companies. De-No-Fa Lilleborg had traditions in the paint business as far back as 1830, when the company started production of linseed oil. The company had a production plant for paint and synthetic resins in Fredrikstad, where they manufactured house paints, marine coatings and synthetic resins as well as a large unit producing unsaturated polyester. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. ... Generally, synthetic means pertaining to synthesis, i. ... Resin of a pine Insect trapped in resin. ... Linseed oil is a yellowish drying oil derived from the dried ripe seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum, Linaceae). ... County Østfold District Municipality NO-0106 Administrative centre Fredrikstad Mayor (2006) Ole Haabeth (Ap) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 283 288 km² 283 km² 0. ...

A/S Jotun Odd Gleditsch

This was the youngest company of the four - but the largest at the time of the merger. The basis for Jotun's rapid growth was mainly the sales of marine coatings to the Norwegian merchant fleet, and at the time of the merge 50% of Jotun's production was marine coatings, which were sold all over the world. A/S Jotun Odd Gleditsch had their production plant and head office in Sandefjord, and subsidiaries and associated companies for production in Libya, Spain, Thailand, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... County Vestfold District Municipality NO-0706 Administrative centre Sandefjord Mayor (2004) Bjørn Ole Gleditsch (H) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 370 121 km² 119 km² 0. ...

The logo history

Global penguin Jotun logo

Jotun took its name from Norwegian mythology and the Jotunheimen mountain range. Originally the logo was a hammer which Jotun had stolen from Thor, the God of thunder. During the 1930s the hammer became a political symbol and was, therefore, replaced by a giant carrying Thor's hammer over his shoulder. Jotunheimen is a mountain range in southern Norway covering an area of roughly 3,500 km². It is a part of the bigger Scandinavian Mountains mountain range. ... Thors battle against the giants, by MÃ¥rten Eskil Winge, 1872 Thor (Proto-Germanic: *Þunraz, Old Norse: Þórr, Old English: Þunor, Old Dutch and Old High German: Donar) is the red-haired and bearded god of thunder in Norse Mythology and more generally Germanic mythology. ... Drawing of an archeological find of a gold plated hammer in silver. ...

The giant looked more like a troll and was replaced by a reindeer in flight with the Jotunheimen mountains in the background. But it still wasn't right. It was then that the penguin was suggested, a natural choice given Gleditsch's whaling background in the Antarctic, and that the penguin is attractive yet tough. The logo was modernised in the 1970s to bring the international side to the fore by drawing a globe around the penguin. These days Jotun's penguin has really gone global and is recognised all over the world. Binomial name Rangifer tarandus (Linnaeus, 1758) The reindeer, known as caribou when wild in North America, is an Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer (Rangifer tarandus). ... Jotunheimen is a mountain range in southern Norway covering an area of roughly 3,500 km². It is a part of the bigger Scandinavian Mountains mountain range. ... Modern Genera Aptenodytes Eudyptes Eudyptula Megadyptes Pygoscelis Spheniscus For extinct genera, see Systematics Penguins (order Sphenisciformes, family Spheniscidae) are an order of aquatic, flightless birds living exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... Greek ἀνταρκτικός, opposite the arctic) is a continent surrounding the Earths South Pole. ...

It happened in

The company's history has been shaped largely by the family that sits at Jotun's helm: first came Odd Gleditsch senior, then Odd Gleditsch junior, and now Jotun is lead by the third generation, Odd Gleditsch the younger.

• 1926: Jotun Kemiske Fabriker A/S was founded by Odd Gleditsch sr together with Ole Aanderud Larsen and Jean B. Linaae. All three sat on the board, with Ole Aanderud Larsen acting as chairman while Odd Gledisch was the company's first general manager.
• 1930: Odd Gleditsch acquired Vera Fedtrafeneri, a vegetable oil refinery that had gone into liquidation.
• 1939: A pension fund was set up for all employees - a highly unusual move at the time.
• 1951: A new factory, complete with a large new laboratory, was finished at Gimle outside Sandefjord. Five engineers were taken on for the laboratory. Competitors thought this was madness, but Gleditsch justified it as follows: "Our future success depends on an investment in research and development."
• 1968: Vera Fabrikker stopped producing vegetable oils and started manufacturing pipelines and heating oil tanks from gass fibre-reinforced polyester.
• 1968: Corro-Coat was founded in conjunction with Gunnar Myhre, who felt that powder coatings, a new concept at the time, had real potential.
• 1970: Odd Gleditsch jr was appointed chairman of the board in May.
• 1972: The Merger of the largest paint manufacturers in Norway: Alf Bjercke, Fleischers Kjemiske Fabrikker, DeNoFa-Lilleborg's paint and synthetic resin business, and Jotun Odd Gleditsch. Odd Gleditsch jr played a major diplomatic role in bringing about and implementing the merger.
• 1976: The fire of September 15 was the most dramatic event in Jotun's 75-year history. Six people were killed instantly in a massive explosion and 11 were injured - two seriously. The paint factory in Sandefjord was totally destroyed, as were the resin plants, warehouses and laboratories. The company's R&D operation was hit extremely hard at the same time as much of the group's production capacity was wiped out. The management found itself facing the enormous challenge of coming up with new production capacity, planning the rebuilding work, etc. The fire also put the company in an extremely difficult financial position, a state of affairs that was to last for four years.
• 1977: The rebuilt paint factory at Gimle started manufacturing paint once more in April.

Jotun factory at Vindal in Sandefjord

• 1978: A new warehouse and distribution centre at Vindal came aboard and was Europe's most modern, computer-controlled high-bay warehouse at the time.
• 1985: Scandia Kjemiske in Oslo was taken over by Jotun.
• 1990: Jotun's founder, Odd Gleditsch Sr, died in January.
• 1991: A high-tech environmental factory opened at Vindal. This was the largest investment to date, and a factory for the future. Nodest, a paint manufacturer in Lier near Drammen, was taken over.
• 1995: Scanox AS was formed through the merger of Nodest and Scandia Kjemiske Fabrikker A/S.
• 1997: The polymer division was sold.

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Technology

1931: The Arcanol patent was acquired and the product subsequently launched. This grey-coloured red lead had particularly good rust-inhibiting properties and was a success. General Name, Symbol, Number lead, Pb, 82 Chemical series poor metals Group, Period, Block 14, 6, p Appearance bluish white Atomic mass 207. ...

1935: Femkronerslakken (the five-"kroner" varnish) was launched and claimed a special place in the company's history. Jotun was still a small factory that supplied mainly the whaling fleet and some of the shipping companies and yards along the coast from Oslo to Kristiansand. Gleditsch wanted to break into the retail market, but this proved difficult. He felt that a good floor varnish could be a real winner and asked his only chemist, Birger Lystad, to come up with the very best varnish possible. Varnish is a transparent, hard, protective finish or film primarily used in wood finishing but also for other materials. ... The crew of the oceanographic research vessel Princesse Alice, of Albert Grimaldi (later Prince Albert I of Monaco) pose while flensing a catch. ... County Oslo NO-03 District Viken Municipality NO-0301 Administrative centre Oslo Mayor (2004) Per Ditlev-Simonsen (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 224 454 km² 426 km² 0. ... County Vest-Agder District Sørlandet Municipality NO-1001 Administrative centre Kristiansand Mayor (2004) Jan Oddvar Skisland (KrF) Official language form BokmÃ¥l Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 287 277 km² 259 km² 0. ...

The result was a spectacular varnish, but the expensive raw materials involved meant that the price would be high, at least NOK 4.40 per kg (other varnishes generally sold at around NOK 3.70). Although Gleditsch's colleagues thought that varnish costing NOK 4,40 would never sell, Gleditsch was adamant that the price should be NOK 5! He even referred to the price in the product's name and justified it as follows: "there will always be some people who are willing to pay that little bit extra for excellent quality." He also added: "We will never be rich and we will never be big by competing on price alone." This has been Jotun's philosophy ever since.

1953: Fenom, a matt thixotropic interior paint based on alkyd resin, was launched and proved a major success, enabling Jotun to expand in the retail market. In many ways this product was a breakthrough for the company on account of its application features, adhesion and attractive finish. It enabled consumers to achieve almost professional results themselves. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Alkyd coatings are a class of polyester coatings derived from the reaction of an alcohol (alkohol) and an acid or acid anhydride hence the term alk-yd from alcohol and acid or anhydride] and are the dominant resin or binder in most oil-based coatings sold to the consumer market. ... Resin of a pine Insect trapped in resin. ...

1954: Fenolux, a gloss thixotropic interior paint, was launched. Thixotropy is the property of some non-newtonian pseudoplastic fluids to show a time dependant change in viscosity; the longer the fluid undergoes shear, the lower its viscosity. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

1959: Fenomix, the semi-gloss variant, came onto the market, but not without its problems. Although Odd Gleditsch Sr opposed the semi-gloss variant, sales manager Rolf Ra felt that this was the way to go. He defied the boss's orders and had the paint, packaging and advertising material made up. He was right to do so - Fenomix was one of Jotun's biggest success stories ever!

1973: Demidekk Dekkbeis, a wood protection product based on new technology and a new concept, was launched. Neither a stain nor a paint, it was an enormous success. In 1983 alone it sold 3.4 million litres and between 1973 and 1990 it clocked up huge sales of 30 million litres. however, it was phased out in 1984 on account of plummeting sales triggered by extremely negative media coverage.

1975: The Seamaster system, an innovation in antifoulings for large ships, was launched and enabled ships to go for four years between dry-dockings. Although a sudden drop in freight rates and the launch of self-polishing antifoulings meant that the product was phased out relatively quickly, it played a key role as a door opener to the international shipping industry, which until then had shown very little confidence in Jotun. Biofouling or biological fouling is the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, and animals on submerged structures, especially ships hulls. ...

1976: Multicolor, the world's first electronically controlled paint mixing machine, was launched in Norway. It was the result of a project between Finland's Tikkurila, which developed the tinter technology, Jotun, which developed the electronic control system, and Americas Gray Corporation, which developed the mechanical part for the system such as pumps, nozzles, etc. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

1985: Multicolour Futura, the second generation - and the first computer-controlled mixing machine - was launched.

1998: Colourmaster Futura, the third generation of Multicolor machines, was launched.

1999: The tin-free antifouling, SeaQuantum, was launched. Biofouling or biological fouling is the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, plants, algae, and animals on submerged structures, especially ships hulls. ...

The penguin leaves home

1962: Odd Gleditsch jr. makes an important decision to establish a paint factory in Libya. This was Jotun's first overseas plant. Libya was chosen at the suggestion of the Norwegian Export Council because oil had been found there in 1959. At the time Libya was a peaceful but relatively poor kingdom; oil was expected to bring rapid growth to the country's economy, and thus greater demand for paint. The new factory opened without problems and Jotun encountered a new and unknown culture. Jotun also learned an important lesson: it is vital to understand and respect the culture of the country you are moving into. This paved the way for future successes. Natural olive oil Synthetic motor oil Oil, in a general sense, is a chemical compound that is not miscible with water, and is in a liquid state at ambient temperatures. ...

1968: A new paint factory opens in Thailand. This was the first of a series of successes in Southeast Asia. Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

1970: Jotun acquires UK company Henry Clark & Sons Ltd. This was an extremely important part of the company's strategy to become an international player in the marine coatings market. British shipping companies were extremely traditional, and it had proved difficult to break into the UK market. This would change with a well-known British company on board. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ...

1974: Jotun acquired Baltimore Copper Paint Co, a US marine coatings factory.

Jotun factory in Dubai

1975: Jotun UAE in Dubai is founded. This was Jotun's second company in an Arab country. The Dubai factory has probably played the greatest role in the internationalisation of Jotun. In this year, Jotun also won the Norwegian Export prize. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ... Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ...

1976: Jotun opens a paint factory in Singapore. Jotun had already been represented for some years through a sales company in the country, which had gradually built up an extensive ship repair business.

1977: Vera UAE in Dubai, a factory for the production of glass fibre-reinforced polyester pipelines, opens. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ...

1978: Corro-Coat Thailand becomes Jotun's first powder coatings company outside Norway.

1980s: The 1980s were an exciting time for the company, characterised not only by expansion and innovation, but also by situations that called for tough decisions. Jotun had picked itself up again after the fire and went flat out to make a name for itself in the international market. 1983 alone brought the opening of three new paint factories: Jotun Saudia Co Ltd, Jotun (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, El-Mohandes Jotun SAE in Egypt. Baltimore Copper Paint Co Ltd was closed in 1984. Corro-Coat Sdn Bhd (Malaysia) was set up. Jotun Paints LLC in Oman was formed.

1985: Jotun Powder Coatings Ltd is set up in the UK. Jotun Toz Boya (powder coatings) in Turkey was also taken over. A new marine coatings factory in Flixborough in the UK came online. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... Flixborough is a village in Lincolnshire. ...

1990s: Expansion continued - the Jotun group became increasingly international.

1990: Corra-Coat UAE was founded in Dubai; Torné-Jotun in Spain came about through the acquisition of Spanish player Industrial Torné; Jotun started manufacturing paint in Australia as a result of the acquisition of Denso Dimet. Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ...

1991: A marine coatings factory, Chokwang Jotun, was established in South Korea; the paint factory Jotun Boya San ve Tic was established in Turkey. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ...

Jotun factory in China

1993: Corro-Coat Saudi Arabia was set up. Jotun Brignola, a marine coatings factory in Italy, was established. Jotun Ocean Paint Co Ltd in China was formed through the acquisition of a 51% stake in a factory run by the Chinese state shipping company Cosco. Regional laboratories were set up in Dubai (for the Middle East) and Kuala Lumpur (for South-East Asia). Coordinates: Emirate Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Area    - City 4,114 km² Population    - City (2006) 1,241,000[1]  - Density 293. ... A map showing countries commonly considered to be part of the Middle East The Middle East is a region comprising the lands around the southern and eastern parts of the Mediterranean Sea, a territory that extends from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. ... Nickname: KL Motto: Maju dan makmur (Malay: Peace and progress) Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Federal Territory Establishment 1857 Granted city status 1974 Mayor Ruslin Hasan Area    - City 243. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...

Jotun factory in Abu Dhabi

1995: Corra-Coat (CZ) in the Czech Republic opened. Jotun acquired a 25% stake in the Finnish marine coatings factory Nor-Maali OY. The paint factory Jotun Abu Dhabi (LLC) was established. Red Sea Paint and binder factory Ratinjat in Saudi Arabia became part of the Jotun family. Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ...

1996: P T Jotun Indonesia opened and was the first company to manufacture both liquid and powder coatings. It was Jotun's 33rd new factory outside Norway. A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ...

1997: Jotun moved into South Africa through the establishment of Jotun Paints South Africa (Pty) Ltd. Jotun decided to build a paint factory in Vietnam.

1998: Jotun's international SHE standard was introduced at all group production plants.

1999: Jotun acquired Valspar's marine operation in USA and Canada. A new paint and powder coatings factory opened in Thailand and was Jotun's single largest investment to date. A regional laboratory for marine coatings was set up in South Korea. This article does not cite its references or sources. ... A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ... A coating is a covering that is applied to an object to protect it or change its appearance. ...

2000: Jotun acquired the marine coatings company PRS Inc in USA. A new paint factory opened in Spain.

Sources

• Jotun web site (initial version of history section)
• Communication consultant in Jotun (initial version of The current Jotun Group section)

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