- K.A. Rasmussen
Infobox_Company | company_name = K.A. Rasmussen AS
company_type = Private
company_
company_slogan =
foundation =1872
location =Hamar ,Norway
key_people = Tore Aasbakken (Managing director ), Harald U. Sverdrup (Chairman of the board)
num_employees =
industry =Precious metal s
products = Industrialcatalysts ,silver cutlery , dentalalloys , metal refining, precious metalinvestment coins , semi-manufacturedbar s andwire s
revenue = NOK 186.8 million (2007)
operating_income = loss NOK 21.2 million (2007)
net_income = loss NOK 13.2 million (2007)
homepage = [http://www.ka-rasmussen.no/ www.ka-rasmussen.no]
intl = yesK.A. Rasmussen AS (abbreviated KAR) is a Norwegian
precious metal company, specialized in the fabrication of semi-manufactured bars and wires for various metal industries as well ascatalysts for chemical industries. The company is the largest supplier of precious metals within theNordic countries .The company is named after its founder, Knut Andreas Rasmussen, who started the company (then a goldsmith workshop) in 1872.
With its
head office inHamar ,Norway , the company has expanded into various European markets. It now has subsidiaries inSweden ,Denmark ,Finland ,Estonia ,France ,Belgium andPoland .
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