Kraks Vejviser 1937 Handelsregister

EXPORT DIRECTORY OF DENMARK The Export Directory of Denmark is published by Krak’s Legat in collaboration with the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and with the support of the Ministry for Conrmerce. The Export Directory of Denmark is distributed free of charge in all parts of the world. All of the Danish Legations and Consulates rcceive a copy of this publication, the rennaindcr of the edition distributed on the rccom- mendation of the Legations and Consulates to Chambers of Coinmeree, various institutions, and, as far as possible, to the more important business firms abroad. The Export Directory of Denmark in its entirety forms a supplement to “Krak’s Directory" vol. II, Krak’s Trade Calendar. i Krak’s Directory, published by Krak’s Legat, Copenhagen, was first issued in 1770, and is the oldest directory in the world. This work, published annually in two volumes of 4000 pages, contains, besides a register of addresses of business concerns and private persons in Denmark and Iceland, a number of valuable reports relative to these countries, thus inaking the Directory a practically indispensablc liandbook. Krak’s Directory is distributed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to the Danish Legations and Consulates abroad.

li Danish Export Trade.

The Kingdom of Denmark though one of the smaller countries in Europe plays a large and important part in world economy by virtue of the significance of its geographical situation and by reason of its highly developed trade. Denmark is a lowland country favourable for agriculture, but, unlike England, France and Poland she has no coal, nor does she posses the huge resources of water power of countries like Norway, Switzcrland and Austria; mueh less the oilfields of North America, Caucasus and Romania. The power resources in this country represented by peat, wood for fuel, water and wind, normally furnish barely about 5 % of the requirements, and with respect to minerals the country is equally poor. Borings, apart from those undertaken in the rocky island of Bornholm, have nowhere penetrated the chalk formation, so that Danish soil yields no iron or otlier metals, potash or other Chemical products of importance. Neither does the country produce cotton, oleiferous seeds, rubber, tobacco etc. Although Denmark to a marked degree is devoid oT ftatural sources of wealth in the way of unineralia the L>anish people has proved itself capable of inaking UP for this handicap by evolving a scientifically carried °ut process of amelioration of Danish agricultural Products and also of raw materials and semi - manu- factured goods imported from countries more favoured bY nature. The Danish people has also successfully ex- Pfoited the favourable geographical situation of the coun- try» forming as it does a connecting link between several of the leading countries in the world, and a trade has een developed which, in proportion to the size of the c°Untry and its population, is second only to that of one °r two other European States. The exchange of goods o°nsequent liereupon has made possible a highly eveloped industry and trade, and the production of cHality goods in an inereasing number of lines, is cal-

culated to satisfy the most fastidious demands of the wide range of consumers catered for. The total population of Denmark is about 5,706,000 soine 845,000 of wlioin live in the Capital Copenhagen, on the island of Zealand, and a similar number in the 80 provincial towns. ** Danish merchants have from the earliest times taken an active part in the world’s trade, and as far back as in 1616 an East-Indian company was established in Co­ penhagen. This was followed by the formation of a number of other trading companies, of which the Asiatic company, founded in the year 1752, acquired the greatest importance, but was subsequently obliged to suspend its operations in 1845. The war lasting from 1807—14 practi­ cally destroyed the trade of Copenhagen for many years, and the revival only commenced during the period of 1850—40; since tlien the following decades have witnessed a substantial and continuous development of Danish trade. The world-embracing concern: The East Asiatic Coan- pany of Copenhagen was founded in the year of 1897, and the share Capital of tilis company now amounts to 50,000,000 Kroner. In the course of time the concern has established a number of affiliated companies comprising shipping, ship-building and various other undertakings in connexion with forestry and plantation activities, in­ dustry and trade, in different parts of the world. The opening of the Copenhagen Free Port in' 1894 naturally resulted in practically all transit trade moving via Copenhagen. Numerous important commercial firms and joint stock companies have their headquarters at' Copenhagen, although thé construction and extension of provincial ports has given rise to the establishment of comparatively large business concerns in other Danish ports. Danish Foreign Trade.