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Oterra A/S

Public limited companyCVR 35638784HellerupActive

Oterra A/S is a public limited company, based in Hellerup, active in manufacture of dyes and pigments, founded in 2014. Equity was negative at the end of 2025 (−DKK 112.2m). The company made a loss in both 2024 and 2025, most recently DKK 334m. Operations are spread over 4 production units in 3 towns.

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Key figures · financial year 2025

RevenueDKK 1.3bn+10.3% vs. 2024
Net profit−DKK 334m+21.2% vs. 2024
Equity−DKK 112.2m−150.6% vs. 2024
Employees180latest month from CVR

What has changed

calculated from recorded figures and dates

Financials: 2025 against 2024

  • Gross profit fell 6% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 222m.
  • Revenue rose 10% (2024 → 2025), to DKK 1.3bn.
  • The loss got smaller: from DKK 423.7m to DKK 334m (2024 → 2025).
  • Equity turned negative: −DKK 112.2m (2024 → 2025).

Employees

  • 24 fewer employees than a year earlier: 180 (07/2026) against 204 (07/2025).

Management and owners, last 24 months

  • New in management: Joan Allison Braca (board member, 24/02/2025), Jesper Svarer (director, 30/04/2025) and Cornelis de Jong (board member, 31/12/2025) (+3).
  • Stepped down: Christoffer Fiorini Lorenzen (board member, 31/12/2025), Cornelis de Jong (chair of the board, 30/12/2025) and Xiangwei Gong (board member, 31/12/2025) (+2).

Registrations, last 24 months

  • 01/07/2026: Moved to Strandvejen 60, 2900 Hellerup
  • 01/01/2025: Industry changed to Manufacture of dyes and pigments (201200)

Calculated from the latest two annual reports in sequence and from registrations in CVR. A figure that is missing in either year gives no line, and we derive no figures.

Financial statements

Financial years 2020–2025 · amounts in DKK thousand

Equity and net profit

−DKK 600m−DKK 400m−DKK 200mDKK 0DKK 200mDKK 400mDKK 600m202020212022202320242025
EquityNet profit
Financial figures for Oterra A/S
202020212022202320242025Change
Revenue936,5611,077,6081,170,5191,099,0831,136,4531,253,850+10.3%
Gross profit244,916354,277270,583138,818235,171221,982−5.6%
Operating profit (EBIT)70,617−61,327−331,118−427,300−226,107−197,288+12.7%
Profit before tax71,361−69,593−457,381−567,441−341,673−336,607+1.5%
Net profit55,199−61,513−428,464−485,366−423,656−333,980+21.2%
Total assets780,1551,674,1633,237,3763,010,3492,902,1702,689,959−7.3%
Equity581,80596,305−332,15937,232221,821−112,159−150.6%
Liabilities171,8011,577,8583,569,5352,973,1172,680,3492,802,118+4.5%
Cash and cash equivalents380,86572,90318,212146,77878419,972+2,447.4%
Average number of employees155179220226178184+3.4%

Source: annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority (XBRL). Figures for the company (not the group); change is the latest year against the year before. “–” means the figure is not stated in the annual report.

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DKK 0DKK 50mDKK 100mDKK 150mDKK 200mDKK 250mDKK 300mDKK 350m202020212022202320242025
Gross profitMedian, the industry (5 companies)

Signals from the financial statements

calculated from the 2025 figures

  • Negative equity

    Equity was −DKK 112.2m at the end of 2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Equity in the latest annual report is below zero.

  • Loss for 5 years in a row

    Net result has been negative in 2021–2025.

    How is this calculated?

    Net result is negative in the two or more latest annual reports in a row.

The signals are rules applied to the figures in the annual reports. They are not an assessment or credit rating of the company. See Data and method.

Annual reports

6 financial years
Annual reports for Oterra A/S
Financial yearPeriodPublishedFigures forDocuments
202501/09/2024 – 31/08/202511/03/2026The companyPDF not statedXBRL
202401/09/2023 – 31/08/202407/03/2025The companyPDFXBRL
202301/09/2022 – 31/08/202304/03/2024The companyPDFXBRL
202201/09/2021 – 31/08/202228/02/2023The companyPDFXBRL
202101/09/2020 – 31/08/202103/02/2022The companyPDFXBRL
202001/09/2019 – 31/08/202023/12/2020The companyPDFXBRL

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Employees

monthly figures from CVR
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Employees

Position in the industry

5 companies in the database

Comparison with the other companies in manufacture of dyes and pigments based on the latest financial year.

Gross profitDKK 222mNo. 1 of 5
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry
Equity−DKK 112.2mNo. 5 of 5
Better than 0% of the companies in the industry
Number of employees180No. 1 of 5
Better than 100% of the companies in the industry

Industry median: gross profit DKK 38.4m, net profit −DKK 75,939, equity DKK 550k, 35 employees.

Compared with similar companies

size, age and company form
Rank among similar companies
GroupGross profitEquity
Companies with 50–199 employees4,467 companies in the comparison
No. 152of 4,412
Better than 97%
No. 4,456of 4,466
Better than 0%
Companies that are between 5 and 14 years old33,688 companies in the comparison
No. 145of 33,588
Better than 100%
No. 33,649of 33,687
Better than 0%
All companies of type A/S18,025 companies in the comparison
No. 700of 17,786
Better than 96%
No. 17,991of 18,024
Better than 0%

The rank is calculated among companies in the database with a figure for the latest financial year, and is shown only for groups of at least ten companies.

Compare with the industry

Manufacture of dyes and pigments
Gross profit
  1. Oterra A/SDKK 222m
  2. Kunststof-kemi. Skandinavia A/SDKK 93.8m
  3. Omnicon A/SDKK 38.4m
Net profit
  1. Oterra A/S−DKK 334m
  2. Kunststof-kemi. Skandinavia A/SDKK 50.3m
  3. Omnicon A/SDKK 10.4m
Equity
  1. Oterra A/S−DKK 112.2m
  2. Kunststof-kemi. Skandinavia A/SDKK 572.3m
  3. Omnicon A/SDKK 130.9m
Employees
  1. Oterra A/S180
  2. Kunststof-kemi. Skandinavia A/S88
  3. Omnicon A/S31

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Owners and group

from the Public Ownership Register
Owners
  • Oterra Holding ApS100%
Oterra A/S

Management

8 active registrations

Executive management

Executive management at Oterra A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Jesper SvarerDirector30/04/2025
Susanne Arfelt RajamandCEO12/10/2026

Board of directors

Board of directors at Oterra A/S
NameRoleAppointed
Thijs William BakkerBoard member01/10/2023
Nils Philipp KetterDeputy chair27/02/2024
Vesa Veikko KoskinenBoard member27/02/2024
Joan Allison BracaBoard member24/02/2025
Cornelis de JongBoard member31/12/2025
Arnd KaldowskiChair of the board31/12/2025
Founders
ApS KBUS 38 nr.3117
Former management (26)
Former management at Oterra A/S
NameRoleAppointedResigned
Peter Andreas StakemannDirector01/01/201417/11/2014
Jens Jakob Skaadstrup AndersenDirector17/11/201424/11/2014
Carsten BennikeDirector24/11/201401/07/2015
Klaus PedersenBoard member24/11/201401/08/2015
Winnie Højvang BügelBoard member24/11/201431/03/2021
Cornelis de JongChair of the board24/11/201431/05/2018
Jørgen Middelhede ErichsenDirector01/07/201502/02/2018
Søren Westh LonningBoard member01/08/201531/05/2018
Jacob Vishof PaulsenCEO02/02/201801/08/2018
Søren Westh LonningChair of the board01/06/201830/10/2020
Torsten SteenholtBoard member01/06/201805/12/2018
Klaus Stegler BjerrumCEO01/08/201801/04/2021
Torsten SteenholtDeputy chair06/12/201831/03/2021
Lise Skaarup MortensenChair of the board30/10/202031/03/2021
Carl Martin BorcherBoard member31/03/202127/02/2023
Christoffer Fiorini LorenzenBoard member31/03/202131/12/2025
Mads Munkholt DitlevsenDeputy chair31/03/202127/02/2024
Cornelis de JongChair of the board31/03/202130/12/2025
Xiangwei GongBoard member31/03/202131/12/2025
Odd Erik HansenCEO01/04/202109/05/2023
Anne Louise EberhardBoard member31/05/202101/10/2023
Adam Harlang MeyerBoard member27/02/202310/08/2023
Mads Dehlsen WintherCEO09/05/202301/01/2024
Nils Philipp KetterBoard member10/08/202326/02/2024
Martin SonntagCEO01/01/202424/03/2026
Catja BaltserCEO24/03/202612/10/2026

Signing rule: Selskabet tegnes af to direktører i forening, eller af en direktør og et bestyrelsesmedlem i forening, eller af to bestyrelsesmedlemmer i forening, eller af den samlede bestyrelse

Address and production units

4 active production units

Strandvejen 60
2900 Hellerup

Gentofte Municipality · Postcode 2900

Other companies at the address (8)

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Production units
Production unitAddressEmployeesP number
Oterra A/SStrandvejen 60, 2900 Hellerup901032427029
Oterra A/SJernholmen 1, 2650 Hvidovre371019967561
Oterra A/SHammerholmen 17, 2650 Hvidovre301022280186
Oterra A/SHøjbakkegård Alle 30, 2630 Taastrup31025368653

Purpose

Selskabets formål er at drive investeringsvirksomhed samt direkte eller indirekte drive fabrikation af og handel med naturlige farver til fødevarebranchen samt øvrige bioteknologiske og kemiske produkter, processer og anlæg, samt at drive forsknings- og rådgivningsvirksomhed og anden virksomhed, der efter bestyrelsens skøn er forbundet dermed. Selskabet søger til enhver tid at drive sin virksomhed på social, miljømæssig og økonomisk ansvarlig vis.

The purpose is quoted from the register in Danish.

Changes year by year

84 registered events
20266 changesmanagement 4 · address 1 · accounts 1
  • Susanne Arfelt Rajamand appointed ceo
  • Catja Baltser stepped down as ceo
  • Moved to Strandvejen 60, 2900 Hellerup
  • Catja Baltser appointed ceo
  • Martin Sonntag stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2025 published
20259 changesmanagement 7 · accounts 1 · industry 1
  • Arnd Kaldowski appointed chair of the board
  • Cornelis de Jong appointed board member
  • Christoffer Fiorini Lorenzen stepped down as board member
  • Xiangwei Gong stepped down as board member
  • Cornelis de Jong stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jesper Svarer appointed director
  • Annual report for 2024 published
  • Joan Allison Braca appointed board member
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of dyes and pigments (201200)
20247 changesaccounts 1 · management 6
  • Annual report for 2023 published
  • Nils Philipp Ketter appointed deputy chair
  • Vesa Veikko Koskinen appointed board member
  • Mads Munkholt Ditlevsen stepped down as deputy chair
  • Nils Philipp Ketter stepped down as board member
  • Martin Sonntag appointed ceo
  • Mads Dehlsen Winther stepped down as ceo
20239 changesmanagement 8 · accounts 1
  • Thijs William Bakker appointed board member
  • Anne Louise Eberhard stepped down as board member
  • Nils Philipp Ketter appointed board member
  • Adam Harlang Meyer stepped down as board member
  • Mads Dehlsen Winther appointed ceo
  • Odd Erik Hansen stepped down as ceo
  • Annual report for 2022 published
  • Adam Harlang Meyer appointed board member
  • Carl Martin Borcher stepped down as board member
20222 changesaccounts 1 · name 1
  • Annual report for 2021 published
  • Name changed from CHR. HANSEN NATURAL COLORS A/S to Oterra A/S
202116 changescapital 2 · management 11 · address 1 · ownership 2
  • Share capital changed from 9,803,962 DKK to 9,202,158 DKK
  • Anne Louise Eberhard appointed board member
  • Share capital changed from 10,000,000 DKK to 9,803,962 DKK
  • Odd Erik Hansen appointed ceo
  • Klaus Stegler Bjerrum stepped down as ceo
  • Moved to Agern Alle 24, 2970 Hørsholm
  • Cornelis de Jong appointed chair of the board
  • Carl Martin Borcher appointed board member
  • Christoffer Fiorini Lorenzen appointed board member
  • Mads Munkholt Ditlevsen appointed deputy chair
  • Xiangwei Gong appointed board member
  • Lise Skaarup Mortensen stepped down as chair of the board
  • Torsten Steenholt stepped down as deputy chair
  • Winnie Højvang Bügel stepped down as board member
  • Oterra Holding ApS registered as owner (100%)
  • CHR. HANSEN HOLDING A/S is no longer registered as owner
20203 changesaccounts 1 · management 2
  • Annual report for 2020 published
  • Lise Skaarup Mortensen appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Westh Lonning stepped down as chair of the board
201810 changesmanagement 10
  • Torsten Steenholt appointed deputy chair
  • Torsten Steenholt stepped down as board member
  • Klaus Stegler Bjerrum appointed ceo
  • Jacob Vishof Paulsen stepped down as ceo
  • Torsten Steenholt appointed board member
  • Søren Westh Lonning appointed chair of the board
  • Søren Westh Lonning stepped down as board member
  • Cornelis de Jong stepped down as chair of the board
  • Jacob Vishof Paulsen appointed ceo
  • Jørgen Middelhede Erichsen stepped down as director
20162 changesaddress 2
  • Moved to Bøge Alle 10-12, 2970 Hørsholm
  • Moved to Agern Alle 24, 1, 2970 Hørsholm
20155 changesmanagement 4 · capital 1
  • Søren Westh Lonning appointed board member
  • Klaus Pedersen stepped down as board member
  • Jørgen Middelhede Erichsen appointed director
  • Carsten Bennike stepped down as director
  • Share capital changed from 500,000 DKK to 10,000,000 DKK
201415 changesindustry 1 · address 2 · name 1 · capital 1 · management 8 · ownership 1 · founded 1
  • Industry changed to Manufacture of other chemical products n.e.c. (205900)
  • Moved to Bøge Alle 10-12, 2970 Hørsholm
  • Name changed from ApS LS NR. 515 to CHR. HANSEN NATURAL COLORS A/S
  • Share capital changed from 50,000 DKK to 500,000 DKK
  • Klaus Pedersen appointed board member
  • Cornelis de Jong appointed chair of the board
  • Winnie Højvang Bügel appointed board member
  • Carsten Bennike appointed director
  • Jens Jakob Skaadstrup Andersen stepped down as director
  • CHR. HANSEN HOLDING A/S registered as owner (100%)
  • Moved to H.C. Andersens Boulevard 12, 1553 København V
  • Jens Jakob Skaadstrup Andersen appointed director
  • Peter Andreas Stakemann stepped down as director
  • Registered as ApS LS NR. 515
  • Peter Andreas Stakemann appointed director

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Source and updates

The information comes from the Danish Central Business Register (Danish Business Authority) and from annual reports filed with the Danish Business Authority. Last synchronised 23/10/2026. The company is protected against advertising; contact details are not shown, and the data must not be used for marketing.

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