Jotun North East Asia

The pictures shows more than 1100 enthusiastic Jotun employees at the Shanghai Expo in 2010. Jotun is one of the world's leading manufacturers of decorative paints, marine, protective and powder coatings. The group has 63 companies and 37 production facilities on all continents. Jotun products are available in more than 90 countries through own subsidiaries, joint ventures, agents, branch offices and distributors. Jotun's total sales in 2015 was NOK 22.5 billion, and the Group has more than 9,800 employees. The Jotun Group is organised into four segments and seven geographical regions, and has its head office in Sandefjord, Norway. Jotun China has 1,750 employees with headquarters in Shanghai, the total sales in 2015 is RMB 3,654 million.Jotun was founded in Norway in 1926, and after great domestic success an international expansion started in 1962 which has since taken Jotun all around the world. In 1983, Jotun established a sales office in Hong Kong and in 1988 a sales company and factory were set up with Chokwang in Busan, in the Republic of Korea. Today, Jotun employs more than 2000 employees in China and in the Republic of Korea, and has opened two state-of-the-art factories in Zhangjiagang and Qingdao, producing both paints and powder coatings. Below please kindly find introduction of several legal entities in Jotun North East Asia Region.Jotun COSCO Marine Coatings Co. (JCMC) is invested by Jotun A/S and COSCO International Holdings Limited on 50/50 basis. JCMC is dedicated to marine coating business.Jotun Coatings (Zhangjiagang) Co. Ltd. (JCZC) is one of Jotun A/S 100% subsidiary in China. JCZC is dedicated to protective, decorative and powder coatings business.Chokwang Jotun Ltd. (CKJ) is a joint venture established in 1988 by 50/50 investment of Jotun in Norway and Chokwang Paint in Korea. CKJ is dedicated to marine coatings and protective coatings business.