About Arcturon
Silentium per Mercaturam — Strength through trade in silence.
Overview
Arcturon Exports AB is a privately held Nordic trading company specialised in international commodity logistics, technical export and strategic distribution in politically complex regions. The company operates through a network of subsidiaries and partners in Europe, Asia and the North Atlantic.
Arcturon has always operated where trade and geopolitics meet.
History
Founded in 1923 in Gothenburg by a consortium of shipping interests and metal traders.
- 1930s — Expansion in Arctic shipping
- 1940–45 — Neutral logistics intermediary during the war
- 1952 — Entry into strategic trade zones
- 1961 — Restructuring into an international holding structure
- 1964 — Global consolidation
Board
- Henrik Valdemar Rydell
Chairman — Maritime lawyer, specialised in international agreements - Dr. Elisabet K. Norström
Strategic adviser — Economic historian with focus on trade flows - Klaus Dieter Voss
International relations — European trade representative - Arne L. Wijkström
Chief operations — Logistics and infrastructure specialist
Subsidiaries
- Arcturon Maritime SA — Genève
- Arcturon Polar Logistics hf. — Reykjavik
- Arcturon Trading GmbH — Hamburg
- Arcturon East Asia Ltd. — Singapore