IKEA making it one of the largest users of wood in the retail sector. Most of IKEA's stores and factories were previously owned by INGKA, a holding company controlled by the Stichting INGKA Foundation, one of the 40 wealthiest foundations in the world. Ingvar Kamprad founded IKEA in 1943 as a mostly mail-order sales business. It began to sell furniture five years later. The first Möbel-IKÉA store was opened in Älmhult, Småland, in 1958 (Möbel means "furniture" in Swedish). The first stores outside Sweden were opened in Norway (1963) and Denmark (1969). The stores spread to other parts of Europe in
Kutol Products Company Since that time Kutol has transitioned to focus on liquid and foaming hand soaps. Family owned and operated for over 70 years, Kutol is currently managed by two third-generation brothers. In 2011, Kutol built a LEED Silver-certified manufacturing facility in Sharonville, Ohio. Today Kutol manufactures hygiene products for industries including education, healthcare, food service, industrial, hospitality and transportation. Kutol Products Company Kutol Products Company, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of cleaning products founded in 1912 and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio. Kutol specializes in hand soaps, hand sanitizers, hair and body washes, industrial hand cleaners, specialty skin care products and