Norsk Hydro

Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company
Organization business Q511031
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Summary

Norsk Hydro is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 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].

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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'}[28] and {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'it-Elektrisk Kvælstofaktieselskab'}[29].

Leadership

Norsk Hydro's chief executive officer is recorded as Eivind Kallevik[10]. Chairpersons include Dag Mejdell[22], a businessperson[30], b. 1957[31], of Norway[32] and Rune Bjerke[23], a politician[33], b. 1960[34], of Norway[35]. Its board member is recorded as Marianne Wiinholt[36].

Operations

Norsk Hydro's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo[9]. Subsidiaries include Norsk Hydro Deutschland[11], a business[37], in Germany[38], headquartered in Grevenbroich[39]; Hydro Energi[12], a business[40], in Norway[41], founded in 1903[42], headquartered in Oslo[43]; Hydro Vigelands Brug AS[13], a business[44], in Norway[45], founded in 1908[46], headquartered in Vennesla[47]; Hydro Extruded Solutions[14], a business[48], in Norway[49], founded in 1963[50], headquartered in Oslo[51]; 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[52], aluminium alloy[53], and renewable energy[54].

Why It Matters

Norsk Hydro ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (883 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lobbyfacts.eu. lobbyfacts.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . hydro.com. Retrieved . hydro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . live.euronext.com. live.euronext.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . hydro.com. Retrieved . hydro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [36] ↑ . hydro.com. Retrieved . hydro.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  20. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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