Norske Skog Saugbrugs

Norske Skog Saugbrugs

Type	Subsidiary
Industry	Pulp and paper
Founded	1859
Headquarters	Halden, Norway
Key people	Oddvar Sandvei (Manager)
Products	Magazine paper
Employees	700 (2006)
Website	www.norskeskog.com

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.

History

It all started in 1859 when 11 sawmill 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.

External links

• Corporate web site
• Corporate entry on Skogn