Borgestad (company)
Norwegian shipping, industry and real estate company
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Borgestad ASA (OSE: BOR) is a Norwegian shipping, industry and real estate company. [1] The corporation has two primary divisions: Borgestad Properties and Borgestad Industries.[2]
| Type | Allmennaksjeselskap |
|---|---|
| OSE: BOR | |
| Industry | Shipping Manufacturing Real estate |
| Founded | 1 July 1904 |
| Headquarters | Skien, Norway |
Area served | Global |
| Website | www.borgestad.no |
Borgestad Properties operates 11 open hatch bulk carriers and one Floating Production Storage and Offloading vessel. It also owns a shopping centre in Bytom, Poland and a housing complex at Borgestadholmen in Skien. Borgestad Industries develops and produces refractory and fire-resistant products.[3][4]
The company dates back to 1 July 1904, when Aktieselskapet Borgestad was founded by Prime Minister Gunnar Knudsen when he merged his shipping companies and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange ten years later.[5]