Industry code 20.4

Manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations

220 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 70 companies we have accounts for.

Active companies: 220
Typical revenue (median): NOK 1.1 m
Typical operating margin: 2.7 %
Share with a profit: 55.9 %

Largest companies by revenue

1Orkla Home & Personal Care ASOsloNOK 1.7 bn
2Unger Fabrikker ASFredrikstadNOK 952 m
3Wilhelmsen Chemicals ASFærderNOK 852 m
4Vossabia ASVossNOK 77.1 m
5Norkem ASStavangerNOK 43.6 m
6Nordic Green Products ASØygardenNOK 40.6 m
7Ren Såpeindustri ASFredrikstadNOK 33.6 m
8Ing Thor Marcus Kjemiske ASOsloNOK 25.2 m
9AS Eivind Brosstad Såpe- Og Tec Chem FabrikkNordre FolloNOK 13.9 m
10Ok Kjemi Drammen ASDrammenNOK 11.2 m

Largest employers

1Orkla Home & Personal Care ASOslo218 employees
2Unger Fabrikker ASFredrikstad143 employees
3Wilhelmsen Chemicals ASFærder133 employees
4Vossabia ASVoss34 employees
5Nordic Green Products ASØygarden17 employees
6Alveland ASAndøy16 employees
7Norkem ASStavanger16 employees
8Ren Såpeindustri ASFredrikstad10 employees
9Ok Kjemi Drammen ASDrammen8 employees
10Boblehuset ASSandnes8 employees

Where is the industry based?

Oslo35
Bergen11
Bærum10
Stavanger10
Voss5
Kristiansand4
Trondheim4
Tønsberg4
Sandnes4
Fredrikstad4
Asker4
Larvik3

Largest municipalities for manufacture of soap and detergents, cleaning and polishing preparations, perfumes and toilet preparations

Sub-industries

Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.