Kværner

Summary

Kværner is a business^[1]. Kværner ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kværner is in the country of Norway^[3].
• Kværner is in the country of NO^[4].
• Kværner's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Kværner's instance of is recorded as public company^[6].
• Kværner's founder is recorded as Oluf Onsum^[7].
• Kværner's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo^[8].
• Kværner's child organization or unit is recorded as Kvaerner (Finland)^[9].
• Kværner's stock exchange is recorded as Oslo Stock Exchange^[10].
• Kværner's industry is recorded as shipbuilding^[11].
• Kværner's industry is recorded as heavy industry^[12].
• 1853 marks the founding of Kværner^[13].
• 2023-02-22 marks the founding of Kværner^[14].
• Kværner's official website is recorded as http://www.kvaerner.com^[15].
• Kværner's legal form is recorded as allmennaksjeselskap^[16].
• Kværner's legal form is recorded as YI42^[17].
• Kværner's merged into is recorded as Aker^[18].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 636700XJ0CK0DCHK8Z75^[19]

• Registered legal name: Kværner AS^[20]

• Legal jurisdiction: NO^[21]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[22]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): YI42^[23]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[24]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[25]

• Entity created: 2023-02-22^[26]

• LEI first registered: 2024-02-27^[27]

• LEI last updated: 2025-02-28^[28]

• LEI next renewal: 2025-02-27^[29]

• Managing LOU: 549300O897ZC5H7CY412^[30]

• Registration authority: RA000472^[31]

• Authority entity ID: 930 879 916^[32]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[33]

Body

Founding

Kværner's founder is recorded as Oluf Onsum^[7]. Recorded inception include 1853^[13] and 2023-02-22^[14].

Operations

Kværner's headquarters location is recorded as Oslo^[8]. Kværner's child organization or unit is recorded as Kvaerner (Finland)^[9].

Industry

Industries include shipbuilding^[11] and heavy industry^[12].

Ownership

Kværner's stock exchange is recorded as Oslo Stock Exchange^[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Kværner include Kværner-process^[34], a hydrogen production process^[35].

Why It Matters

Kværner ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (124 views/month).^[2] Kværner has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]

Kværner is credited with the discovery of Kværner-process^[37], a hydrogen production process^[38]. Entities named for Kværner include Kværner-process^[34], a hydrogen production process^[35].

FAQs

What did Kværner discover?

Kværner is credited as discoverer of Kværner-process^[37].