Background
He was born in Oslo as the son of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1980) and Ragna Nilsen (1885–1976).
He was born in Oslo as the son of Øivind Lorentzen (1881–1980) and Ragna Nilsen (1885–1976).
He founded Aracruz Celulose in 1968. He worked for the Norwegian Independent Company 1, a British military unit, during World World War World War II Lorentzen formerly owned 28% of Aracruz Celulose, which he sold for approximately 1.7 billion United States dollar in July 2008. National honours Saint Foreign honours.
Saint Olav"s Medal With Oak Branch. Defence Medal 1940–1945 with Rosette. Haakon VII 70th Anniversary Medal (1942). Commander of the Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav (1977). Olav V"s Silver Jubilee Medal (21/09/1982). Olav V"s Centenary Medal (02/07/2003). Norwegian Royal House Centenary Medal (18/11/2005). Harald V"s Silver Jubilee Medal (17/01/2016). Knight Grand Gross of the Order of the Southern Cross (Brazil).
Norwegian Academy of Technological Sciences]
He is a member of the Lorentzen family of shipping magnates.
