Private company

Oterra

Logo: oterra.com4

Oterra is a Danish company based in Hørsholm, founded in 2014.1 Its chief executive is Odd Erik Hansen.1

Oterra Holding ApS, med datterselskabet Oterra A/S, er en international dansk producent af naturlige farvestoffer til fødevareindustrien. Oterra Holding har ansatte i 40 lande med hovedkvarter i Hørsholm. Virksomheden var oprindeligt kendt under navnet Chr. Hansen Natural Colors, men skiftede navn til Oterra, da den i april 2021 blev solgt af Chr. Hansen Holding til kapitalfonden EQT til en pris af 800 mio. euro. I 2025 havde Oterra Holding 1.234 ansatte. I regnskabsåret 2024/25 omsatte koncernen for 447 mio. euro (ca. 3,3 mia. kroner).2 From the Danish Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2014Founded1
  • Industrychemical industry1
  • HeadquartersHørsholm, Denmark1
  • Websiteoterra.com
  • Legal formaktieselskab1
  • LEI25490081OIZ1FAN0P4353
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressStrandvejen 60, 2970 Hoersholm, Denmark3
  • Registered withDanish Business Authority, 356387843

Corporate structure

Oterra is part of a group headed by Holdingselskabet af 18. september 2020 ApS. 3 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Leadership

Who has led Oterra, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Aug 31, 2025Parent Directly consolidated by Holdingselskabet af 18. september 2020 ApS3
  2. Jan 1, 2014Founded Founded1

Sources

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