Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. Its largest business area is the production of nitrogen fertilizer, however it also encompasses the production of nitrates, ammonia, urea and other nitrogen-based chemicals. The company was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro – the world’s first producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers – and de-merged as Yara…

XXL (Also called XXL Sport & Villmark) is a Norwegian sporting goods retailer with brick and mortar stores and online shop in Scandinavia and Austria. XXL is the largest and fastest growing sports retailer by revenue in the Nordic region. XXL’s headquarter is located in Oslo, Norway. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock…

Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) is a global maritime industry group, headquartered in Lysaker, Norway. The group employs more than 21,000 people and has operations in 75 nations. The Wilhelmsen group operates the largest maritime network in the world, with over 2200 locations worldwide. The WW group was founded on 1 October 1861 in Tønsberg….

Western Bulk AS is a global dry bulk shipping company operating around 150 vessels in the handysize to panamax category. The headquarter is located in Oslo, and the company has offices in Singapore, Seattle, Santiago and Casablanca. Western Bulk is owned by about 225 shareholders, with Kistefos AS controlling about 75% of the shares through…

Weifa ASA is a Norwegian pharmaceutical company headquartered in Oslo with production facilities in Kragerø. Weifa is one of the world’s largest producers of Metformin hydrochloride and a leading producer of alkaloid opiates. Production facilities follow GMP standards. Traded as:           OSE: WEIFA Industry:              Pharmaceutical Founded:            1940 Headquarters:   Oslo, Norway Website:              www.weifa.no

Voss Veksel- og Landmandsbank (OSE: VVL) or Vekselbanken is a Norwegian commercial bank located in Voss, Hordaland. It is the only remaining independent commercial bank that had not merged into DnB NOR, Nordea, Fokus Bank or a sparebank. The bank is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and was founded in 1899 to provide services…

Vizrt, short for Visualization in Real-Time or Visual Artist, is a Norwegian company that creates content production, management and distribution tools for the digital media industry. Its products include applications that create real-time 3D graphics and maps, visualized sports analysis, media asset management and single workflow solutions[buzzword] for the digital broadcast industry. Vizrt has a…

Veidekke Group ASA (OSE: VEI) is the largest Norwegian construction and civil engineering company and the fourth largest in Scandinavia. Veidekke’s business involves a network of Scandinavia construction and engineering operations, rehabilitation work, major heavy construction contracts and development of dwellings for the company’s own account as well as buildings for public use. They recently…

Vardia Insurance Group is a Norwegian insurance company, headquartered in Oslo, Norway. The company has operations in Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The company was listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange in 2014. Traded as:           OSE: VARDIA Industry:              Financial services Founded:            2009 Headquarters:   Oslo, Norway Products:             Non-life insurance Website:              www.vardia.com

Totens Sparebank is a Norwegian savings bank, headquartered in Lena, Norway. The banks main market is Oppland. The bank was established in 1854. Totens Sparebank is the largest owner of Eika Gruppen. Traded as:           OSE: TOTG Industry:              Financial services Founded:            1854 Headquarters:   Lena, Norway Website:              www.totenbanken.no

TOMRA is a Norwegian multinational collection and sorting machine manufacturer. The company is the largest reverse vending machine (RMV) provider globally and a leading provider of sensor-based sorting for the food, recycling and mining industries.  With over 82,000 RVMs installed, 10,000 food sorters and 6,000 recycling systems worldwide, TOMRA is the market leader in its…