Is this bottled water company being used to spy on Norway?

Norway’s luxury water brand Voss is now fully owned by China’s Reignwood Group, raising questions about strategic infrastructure access. Though sourced from lakes in Southern Norway, Voss also bottles from China’s Hubei province and ships globally via Kristiansand port—where it holds access to sensitive maritime and rail logistics. Despite retailing at over €8 per bottle, the company operates at a loss, prompting defense experts to link its operations to broader patterns of Chinese investment near the Arctic and Northern Sea Route. Ironically, Voss is unavailable in Norwegian stores or cafés.

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