Norsk Hydro

Summary

Norsk Hydro is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Norsk Hydro is in the country of Norway^[3].
• Norsk Hydro is in the country of NO^[4].
• Norsk Hydro's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Norsk Hydro's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Norsk Hydro's instance of is recorded as concern^[7].
• Norsk Hydro's founder is recorded as Sam Eyde^[8].
• Norsk Hydro's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo^[9].
• Norsk Hydro's chief executive officer is recorded as Eivind Kallevik^[10].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Norsk Hydro Deutschland^[11].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Hydro Energi^[12].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Hydro Vigelands Brug AS^[13].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Hydro Extruded Solutions^[14].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Norsk Kraftaktieselskab^[15].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as De Norske Salpeterverker^[16].
• Norsk Hydro's child organization or unit is recorded as Yara International^[17].
• Norsk Hydro's Commons category is recorded as Norsk Hydro^[18].
• Norsk Hydro's stock exchange is recorded as Oslo Stock Exchange^[19].
• Norsk Hydro's industry is recorded as aluminium industry^[20].
• Norsk Hydro's industry is recorded as energy industry^[21].
• Norsk Hydro's chairperson is recorded as Dag Mejdell^[22].
• Norsk Hydro's chairperson is recorded as Rune Bjerke^[23].
• December 2, 1905 marks the founding of Norsk Hydro^[24].
• 1905-12-02 marks the founding of Norsk Hydro^[25].
• Norsk Hydro's official website is recorded as https://hydro.com^[26].
• Norsk Hydro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Norsk Hydro^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 549300N1SDN71ZZ8BO45^[28]

• Registered legal name: Norsk Hydro Asa^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: NO^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): IQGE^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1905-12-02^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2013-12-13^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-18^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-04-14^[38]

• Managing LOU: 549300O897ZC5H7CY412^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000472^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 914 778 271^[41]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

Norsk Hydro's founder is recorded as Sam Eyde^[8]. Recorded inception include December 2, 1905^[24] and 1905-12-02^[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Norsk Hydro ASA'}^[43] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'it-Elektrisk Kvælstofaktieselskab'}^[44].

Leadership

Norsk Hydro's chief executive officer is recorded as Eivind Kallevik^[10]. Chairpersons include Dag Mejdell^[22], a businessperson^[45], b. 1957^[46], of Norway^[47] and Rune Bjerke^[23], a politician^[48], b. 1960^[49], of Norway^[50]. Its board member is recorded as Marianne Wiinholt^[51].

Operations

Norsk Hydro's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo^[9]. Subsidiaries include Norsk Hydro Deutschland^[11], a business^[52], in Germany^[53], headquartered in Grevenbroich^[54]; Hydro Energi^[12], a business^[55], in Norway^[56], founded in 1903^[57], headquartered in Oslo^[58]; Hydro Vigelands Brug AS^[13], a business^[59], in Norway^[60], founded in 1908^[61], headquartered in Vennesla^[62]; Hydro Extruded Solutions^[14], a business^[63], in Norway^[64], founded in 1963^[65], headquartered in Oslo^[66]; Norsk Kraftaktieselskab^[15]; and De Norske Salpeterverker^[16].

Industry

Industries include aluminium industry^[20] and energy industry^[21].

Ownership

Norsk Hydro's stock exchange is recorded as Oslo Stock Exchange^[19]. Products include aluminium^[67], aluminium alloy^[68], and renewable energy^[69].

Why It Matters

Norsk Hydro ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (530 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[71]