K.A. Rasmussen

K. A. Rasmussen AS
Type	Private
Industry	Precious metals
Founded	1872
Headquarters	Hamar, Norway
Key people	Tore Aasbakken (managing director), Harald U. Sverdrup (Chair)
Products	Industrial catalysts, silver cutlery, dental alloys, metal refining, precious metal investment coins, semi-manufactured bars and wires
Revenue	186.8 million kr (2007)
Operating income	NOK 21.2 million (2007)
Net income	NOK 13.2 million (2007)
Website	www.ka-rasmussen.no

K. 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 as catalysts for chemical industries. The company is the largest supplier of precious metals within the Nordic 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 in Hamar, Norway, the company has expanded into various European markets. It now has subsidiaries in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Estonia, France, Belgium and Poland .

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