Figgjo (company)
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Figgjo AS is a Norwegian porcelain
Porcelain
Porcelain is a ceramic material made by heating raw materials, generally including clay in the form of kaolin, in a kiln to temperatures between and...

 manufacturing company, founded in 1941. It is based at Figgjo
Figgjo
Figgjo is a borough of the city of Sandnes, Norway. It has a population of 1,805.By Statistics Norway it is also considered to be an urban area separate from Sandnes city, but it has grown together with Ålgård in the neighboring municipality Gjesdal. Figgjo and Ålgård have a combined population of...

 in the municipality of Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...

, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

.

The company took its current form in 1968 following the merger of Stavangerflint AS with Figgjo Fajanse AS.

The company has a factory, museum and factory outlet at Figgjo. It specializes in vitrified china for the domestic and professional catering markets.

The underglaze backstamps FF, Figgjo Fajanse and Figgjo Flint are found on the company's products.
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