Orkla ASA and the Nobel Peace Center have entered into a partnership contract for a further three years. This contract involves payments from Orkla for Peace Center activities of a total of NOK 9 million. Read more

Orkla is financing an entire SOS Children’s Village in Vietnam. Construction work on the Children’s Village will start according to plan sometime in 2010 and hopefully be completed in 2012. Read more

Orkla’s first-half operating profit (EBITA) ended at NOK 1,641 million, compared with NOK 567 million in the same period of 2009. All of the business areas have contributed to the profit growth. Watch the presentation here:
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Sapa and Aluminium Corporation of China Limited (Chalco) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture (JV) to serve the rapidly growing Chinese rolling stock market. The JV will be a 50/50 joint venture between Chalco and Sapa. Read more on sapagroup.com

Dag J. Opedal has notified the Board of Directors of Orkla ASA that he would like to step down as president and CEO during the current year. Read more

The agreement which obliges Nidar to change to 100% certified cocoa in the course of the next five years was signed on 21 June.  "This is a great step for Nidar, and will mean a lot both for cocoa farmers in Côte d’Ivoire and Norwegian consumers," says Nidar's CEO, Inger Johanne Solhaug.

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Orkla has entered into a Letter of Intent with ChemChina to develop the industrial collaboration between the two parties. Read more

The newly built Cape Town Stadium that will host seven of the FIFA World Cup matches in South Africa is partly constructed with aluminium profiles from the Orkla-owned group Sapa. Read more

The SOS Children's Village at Hemeiusi offers children a new family and a safe home. The village is now going to be extended by two further  family houses, both fully financed by Orkla. Read more