# Denofa

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{{Short description|Norwegian industrial company}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Denofa AS
| logo = Denofa.jpg
| type = 
| founded = 
| hq_location = [Fredrikstad](/source/Fredrikstad), [Norway](/source/Norway)
| key_people = Hans Petter Olsen (CEO)
| area_served = 
| industry = [Manufacturing](/source/Manufacturing)
| products = 
| revenue = [NOK](/source/Norwegian_krone) 2.5 billion (2022)
| operating_income = 
| net_income = 
| num_employees = 75
| parent = [https://www.amaggi.com/ Amaggi] (100%)
| subsidiaries = 
| website = [http://www.denofa.no www.denofa.no]
| footnotes =
}}

'''Denofa AS''', established in 1912 as '''De Nordiske Fabriker A/S''' (De-No-Fa for short), is a Norwegian industrial company. It has produced [oil](/source/Cooking_oil), [protein](/source/protein)s and [fatty acid](/source/fatty_acid) ([lecithin](/source/lecithin)) for the [food processing](/source/food_processing) industry, the [fodder industry](/source/fodder) and the [pharmaceutical industry](/source/pharmaceutical_industry).<ref name=snl1>{{cite encyclopedia |year=|title=Denofa AS |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/Denofa_AS}}</ref><ref name=about>[http://www.denofa.no/?itemid=1069 About us] - Denofa official site. Retrieved on 27 October 2008.</ref> Starting with [whale oil](/source/whale_oil) as a basis for refinement,<ref name=hist>[http://www.denofa.no/?ItemID=1090 History] - Denofa official site. Retrieved on 27 October 2008.</ref> the use of [soy](/source/soy) later became more widespread.<ref name="snl1"/>

The company was established on 10 May 1912.<ref name="hist"/> The first board consisted of P. Bogen, [Joh. Gmeiner](/source/Johan_Gmeiner), [Hugo Wetlesen](/source/Hugo_Wetlesen), [Carl Dietrich Hildisch](/source/Carl_Dietrich_Hildisch), [Helge Offerdahl](/source/Helge_Offerdahl) and [Wilhelm Nicolaysen](/source/Wilhelm_Nicolaysen).<ref>{{cite news|title=Nyt millionselskab. De nordiske fabriker|date=11 May 1912|work=[Aftenposten](/source/Aftenposten)|page=1|language=Norwegian}}</ref> The first production facility was located in [Fredrikstad](/source/Fredrikstad), planned and constructed by [Carl Fredrik Holmboe](/source/Carl_Fredrik_Holmboe). In 1923 Holmboe became chief executive officer.<ref name=snl2>{{cite encyclopedia |year=|title=Carl Fredrik Holmboe |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/Carl_Fredrik_Holmboe }}</ref> De-No-Fa launched a cooperation with the soap company [Lilleborg](/source/Lilleborg_(company)) in 1925, and eventually acquired it as a daughter company. Later, a 50% stake in the company was bought by [Unilever](/source/Unilever) (formerly [Lever Brothers](/source/Lever_Brothers)),<ref name="snl1"/> where Carl Fredrik Holmboe was chief engineer prior to his period in De-No-Fa. Holmboe left the CEO position in 1946.<ref name="snl2"/>

In 1959 Unilever's stake was bought by [Borregaard](/source/Borregaard). In 1960 De-No-Fa and Lilleborg was merged to form DeNoFa Lilleborg. The company owned [Stabburet](/source/Stabburet) from 1969 to 1985. The year after that, Borregaard was acquired by the [Orkla Group](/source/Orkla_Group). Lilleborg was demerged in 1996 to again form a separate company, but remained a part of the Orkla Group.<ref name="snl1"/> In 2005, 40% of Denofa was bought by [Unikorn](/source/Unikorn).<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=|title=Unikorn AS |encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon) |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/Unikorn_AS }}</ref> Orkla now owns 20%, while the remaining 40% are owned by the Brazilian company [Inlogs](/source/Inlogs).<ref name="about"/> In addition, Denofa owns 60% of the Polish company [Nagrol](/source/Nagrol).<ref>[http://www.denofa.no/?ItemID=1116 Denofa in Poland] - Denofa official site. Retrieved on 27 October 2008.</ref> Denofa has also been active in Russia, and opened a sales office in Romania in 1996.<ref name="hist"/>

In addition to Fredrikstad, Denofa also owned a production facility in [Leknes](/source/Leknes),<ref name="snl1"/> acquired after buying 100% of the company Marine Lipids.<ref name="hist"/> In 2004 it was decided to close the fat refinery in Fredrikstad. At that time the plant employed 120 people, already [downsized](/source/Layoff) from 450 over a fifteen-year period.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tore |last=Tindlund |title=Snart er det stille på Denofa |url=http://www.f-b.no/article/20041105/NYHET/451579382 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=5 November 2004 |accessdate=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801211307/http://www.f-b.no/article/20041105/NYHET/451579382 |archive-date=1 August 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The extraction plant (nicknamed ''X-verket'') with 70 employees, located adjacent to the fat refinery, was also threatened with closing.<ref>{{cite news |first=Tore |last=Tindlund |title=Ekstraksjonsverket kan bli stengt |url=http://www.f-b.no/article/20041105/NYHET/451579399 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=5 November 2004 |accessdate=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729124637/http://www.f-b.no/article/20041105/NYHET/451579399 |archive-date=29 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, it was retained following the influx of fresh capital from Unikorn.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gunnar Steen |last=Iversen |title=Kornbøndene tar styringen |url=http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/ARBOKO/31575385 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=20 January 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730201702/http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/ARBOKO/31575385 |archive-date=30 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Gunnar Steen |last=Iversen |title=Fakta om: X-verket |url=http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/NYHET/31575299 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=20 January 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731153835/http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/NYHET/31575299 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The changes marked a stronger leaning towards soy. The [soybean](/source/soybean)s are imported from Brazil; in addition grain from Norway is used.<ref>{{cite news |first=Gunnar Steen |last=Iversen |title=Nye eiere sikrer virksomheten |url=http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/ARBOKO/31575477 |work=Fredriksstad Blad |date=20 January 2005 |accessdate=27 October 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731122649/http://www.f-b.no/article/20050120/ARBOKO/31575477 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The company currently has 75 employees, and the current CEO is Hans Petter Olsen

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.denofa.no Official site]

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Category:Chemical companies established in 1912
Category:Manufacturing companies of Norway
Category:Companies based in Fredrikstad
Category:Orkla ASA
Category:1912 establishments in Norway

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