[2] Jotun manufactures paints and varnishes for marine and industrial purposes, synthetic resins, floor coverings, polyurethane foam, heavy-duty coatings, binders, unsaturated polyesters, glass-fiber reinforced polyester pipes, tanks, and more.

Sandefjord was a popular homeport for whaling ships, which used to get laid up in port every summer for repairs and maintenance.

During those days, paint stores usually sold pigments, turpentine and linseed oil separately, leaving it to purchasers to buy and mix them.

In the early 1930s, the company made its first popular ready-made paint called Arcanol, which was marketed to ship owners and shipyards, a strategy that Jotun continued to invest in.

As the Middle East and Southeast Asian countries developed in the 1950s, Jotun began to market its products to ship suppliers there.

Working with the Norwegian export council, he travelled to Libya where Jotun built its first overseas factory in 1962.