Odd Gleditsch started to develop his talent for business when he opened a paint distributor's shop in 1920

As a supplier of marine coatings to the Norwegian merchant navy, Jotun had always had operational contacts with the rest of the world.

The increasingly difficult conditions in the Norwegian paint industry ended in the merger

17 April 2001 marked the 75th anniversary of the founding of Jotun in Sandefjord.