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"> <h1>Leading Danish Companies</h1> <p>A.P. Moller-Maersk. But did you know that Lego is also a Danish company? Find out more about these companies and how they develop products and service their customers. It's not only the products that make these businesses successful.
/p> <h2>Danfoss
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p>Danfoss, a private, global engineering company, has its headquarters in Nordborg (Denmark). It produces and offers technology solutions to industries across the globe. Its products and services include air conditioning and heating systems, climate control and electronic motors. The company today employs more than 24,000 employees around the world. Its products are available in a wide range of applications and include heating and cooling systems, heat pumps and drive systems.
/p> <p>Danfoss is committed to fighting global warming and reducing carbon emissions. It has made a commitment to become carbon-neutral by 2030. It will therefore use less energy to manufacture its products. Danfoss is also actively looking for opportunities to connect its factories to district heating networks. These opportunities are a significant contribution from Danfoss to the global movement of leading companies that aims at limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
/p> <h2>Arla Foods
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p>The company is located in Arhus, Denmark, Arla Foods is one of the largest dairy companies in the world. Nearly 17,000 employees work for the company, which is owned by more then 10,000 milk producers from Denmark and Sweden. It exports its products in over 100 countries. Arla Foods, a major producer of cream cheese, markets its products under the brand name BUKO. Its creamy spreads are popular with professional bakers in Japan.
/p> <p>To meet increasing consumer demand, Arla is expanding its innovation activities. Arla is planning to establish an innovation center in Aarhus, which will employ 120 people. The company plans to invest more than $25 million in the new facility. Arla's innovation strategy is to be the world's most renowned dairy producer and researcher. This is to ensure that Arla can keep pace with the fierce competition in the world market.
/p> <h2>A.P. Moller-Maersk
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p>Established in 1904, the Danish shipping company A.P. Moller acquired the name Maersk to signify its shipping operations. The name Maersk is a combination of the maiden name of the mother, Marsk, and has since grown to be one of the most famous shipping names around the world. The company began with just 35 ships and later added tanker operations. The company's fleet grew to 46 ships by the 1930s. Its total deadweight capacity was greater than 160,000 tons.
/p> <p>The Danish company is involved in many sectors that include shipping, infrastructure, oil and gas and shipping. Maersk Line employs around 25,000 individuals across the globe. In 2013, the company ranked as the largest overseas cargo carrier in the world, with over 600 vessels and 3.8 million Twenty-foot-equivalent units (TEU) capacity.
/p> <h2>Lego
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p>Lego is a major Danish company with more than 1,000 employees working at its Billund headquarters. In the beginning of the 1970s, the company had 50 million dollars in turnover annually and was responsible for less than 1% of Danish industrial exports. As sales increased the company had to revamp its administrative structure and established new foreign subsidiaries. The company's expansion was further accelerated by the acquisition of several smaller companies.
/p> <p>The Lego Group began distributing its toys across the world. They began by setting up wholesale agents in Germany and other European countries. They set up their first overseas sales subsidiary in 1956. They had offices in over 40 countries by the end of the decade. Today, Lego considers Europe its home market, and uses its European base to expand its business overseas.
/p> <h2>Novo Nordisk
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p>Novo Nordisk, one of the most well-known companies in Denmark, has been around for more than 150 years. The company produces insulin which is a medicine that can be used to treat diabetes. The company's first product was developed in a former dairy factory cellar. It was sold in more than forty countries, and was made from the pancreas of animals. The insulin was initially transported by refrigerated vehicles, later by railway vans and lorries. Arne Jacobsen designed the modern facilities of the company.
/p> <p>The company also engages with the public in public-driven activities like infrastructure investment and raising awareness of diabetes. The company is also looking to expand its operations to emerging markets, like Iran, where the potential is enormous.
/p> <h2>Coloplast
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p>Coloplast is a Danish healthcare company with a global presence. Its products are utilized in many areas of health care, including the field of wound care and interventional urology. The company employs more than 12,500 workers around the world and owns all rights to its products. Its goal is to improve the quality of life through better patient care.
/p> <p>Coloplast was founded in the year 1957 by Aage Loux-Hansen. It is one of the largest medical technology and life sciences companies in Denmark. Although the company is publicly traded, its ownership structure is mostly family-owned. Niels Peter Louis Hansen, son and founder of the company, owns 41% of the voting right and owns 20%..
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