Norske Skog Follum is a paper mill located in Follum in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The mill is part of the

Norske Skog Norske Skog ASA, formerly Norske Skogindustrier ASA, which translates as ''Norwegian Forest Industries'', is a Norwegian pulp and paper company established in 1962. The company has long been one of the world's leading manufacturers of newsprint ...

Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Follum Fabrikker (also Follum træsliberi). It has three paper machines and produces 410,000 tonnes of newsprint annually. The paper is transported by

railway Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

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Harbor where it is shipped out.

History

Follum Fabrikker was started in 1873 and operated as a separate company until it was purchased by Norske Skog in 1989. In 1995 PM7 went through a major renovation.

External links

Corporate web site

Corporate entry on Follum
{{Authority control Pulp and paper mills in Norway Norske Skog Hønefoss 1873 establishments in Norway Companies established in 1873 Companies based in Ringerike (municipality)