Norske Skog Saugbrugs
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Norske Skog Saugbrugs is a paper mill
located in Halden
in Norway
. The mill is part of the Norske Skog
Corporation and opened in 1859 with the name Saugbrugsforeningen. It has three paper machines and produces 550,000 tonnes of magazine
paper
annually.
owners, who owned 30 sawmills in the Tistedal River decided to merge and create the company Saugbrugsforeningen. This resulted in being able to operate more rationally and increase profitability. By 1888 a new sawmill was opened. Between 1895 and 1905 the wood marked was good, especially because of the export to South America
and Australia
. To survive in the long run, it was seen as necessary with a restructurising in 1905 resulting in electrical operations, powered by the hydroelectric power plant at Tistedalsfossen and a new cellulose
plant in 1908.
The first paper machine, PM1, was delivered in 1915 and PM2 in 1916 and PM3 in 1937. In the 1950s Saugbrugsforeningen bought Ankerskartong in addition to building a spirit factory. In 1963 PM4 was started, which was the first special machine for SC quality magazine paper. PM4 had an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes. PM5 started in 1968 with a capacity of 75,000 tonnes. PM2 and PM3 were taken out of service in 1977 and 1980, respectively.
Kosmos bought Saugbrugsforeningen in 1983 and in 1989 Norske Skog bought it from Kosmos. At this time Saugbrugs was worn down, partially because investments in new equipment and necessary maintenance. In 1991 the cellulose factory was closed. The reason for this was twofold; the factory was polluting the Tistna River and the fjord as well as that there were problems in the marked. The employees were to be transferred to the paper mill with a new paper machine.
A new cleaning plant was opened in 1992 and PM6 with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes was opened the next year, after Norske Skog had invested NOK
3 billion in a new paper machine. In 1995 a new bio energy plant was opened to dispose of the bark
and slam
. In 1998 PM5 was upgraded, in 2003 PM4 was upgraded and in 2006.
Paper mill
A paper mill is a factory devoted to making paper from vegetable fibres such as wood pulp, old rags and other ingredients using a Fourdrinier machine or other type of paper machine.- History :...
located in Halden
Halden
is a both a town and a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The seat of the municipality, Halden is a border town located at the Tista river delta on the Iddefjord, the southernmost border crossing between Norway and Sweden.-History:...
in 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 mill is part of the Norske Skog
Norske Skog
Norske Skogindustrier ASA or Norske Skog, which translates as Norwegian Forest Industries, is a Norwegian pulp and paper company based in Oslo, Norway and established in 1962...
Corporation and opened in 1859 with the name Saugbrugsforeningen. It has three paper machines and produces 550,000 tonnes of magazine
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
paper
Paper
Paper is a thin material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging. It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets....
annually.
History
It all started in 1859 when 11 sawmillSawmill
A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards.-Sawmill process:A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of hundreds of years ago; a log enters on one end and dimensional lumber exits on the other end....
owners, who owned 30 sawmills in the Tistedal River decided to merge and create the company Saugbrugsforeningen. This resulted in being able to operate more rationally and increase profitability. By 1888 a new sawmill was opened. Between 1895 and 1905 the wood marked was good, especially because of the export to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. To survive in the long run, it was seen as necessary with a restructurising in 1905 resulting in electrical operations, powered by the hydroelectric power plant at Tistedalsfossen and a new cellulose
Cellulose
Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula , a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to over ten thousand β linked D-glucose units....
plant in 1908.
The first paper machine, PM1, was delivered in 1915 and PM2 in 1916 and PM3 in 1937. In the 1950s Saugbrugsforeningen bought Ankerskartong in addition to building a spirit factory. In 1963 PM4 was started, which was the first special machine for SC quality magazine paper. PM4 had an annual capacity of 50,000 tonnes. PM5 started in 1968 with a capacity of 75,000 tonnes. PM2 and PM3 were taken out of service in 1977 and 1980, respectively.
Kosmos bought Saugbrugsforeningen in 1983 and in 1989 Norske Skog bought it from Kosmos. At this time Saugbrugs was worn down, partially because investments in new equipment and necessary maintenance. In 1991 the cellulose factory was closed. The reason for this was twofold; the factory was polluting the Tistna River and the fjord as well as that there were problems in the marked. The employees were to be transferred to the paper mill with a new paper machine.
A new cleaning plant was opened in 1992 and PM6 with a capacity of 250,000 tonnes was opened the next year, after Norske Skog had invested NOK
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
3 billion in a new paper machine. In 1995 a new bio energy plant was opened to dispose of the bark
Bark
Bark is the outermost layers of stems and roots of woody plants. Plants with bark include trees, woody vines and shrubs. Bark refers to all the tissues outside of the vascular cambium and is a nontechnical term. It overlays the wood and consists of the inner bark and the outer bark. The inner...
and slam
SLAM
Slam or SLAM may refer to:In computer science:* Simultaneous localization and mapping, a technique used by robots and autonomous vehicles* SLAM project, a Microsoft Research project...
. In 1998 PM5 was upgraded, in 2003 PM4 was upgraded and in 2006.