Ranheim Papirfabrikk AS was a Norwegian industrial company, which ran a paper factory with the same name at Ranheim, Trondheim, Norway.
| Industry | Paper industry |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1884 |
| Fate | Bought by M. Peterson & Søn, 1983 |
| Headquarters | Ranheim, Norway |
Key people | Lauritz Jenssen (founder) Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt (engineer) Christian Christophersen (owner from 1894) |
| Products | Cellulose before 1891, paper after 1891 |
The construction of it started in 1882, and it was opened as Ranheims Cellulosefabrik in 1884 by businessperson and politician Lauritz Jenssen,[1] a son of Lauritz Dorenfeldt Jenssen who had bought the farm Ranheim and started developing industry there.[2] The factory utilized water from the nearby river Vikelva.[1] The factory also utilized an industrial railroad track, running off of the Nordland Line from Ranheim Station.
In 1891 it was changed from a cellulose factory to a paper factory, and the name changed accordingly. The founder's son Lauritz Jenssen Dorenfeldt, who worked there from 1884 to 1894, was important in this development.[3] In 1894 the Jenssen family did not manage to run the factory any more, and the shares were taken over by Christian Christophersen.[1]
The factory survived and was dominating in its field north of Dovrefjell, until the 1960s when it got a sizeable competitor in Nordenfjelske Treforedling.[3] Ranheim Papirfabrikk became a part of Norske Skogindustrier in 1971. In 1983 the company was sold to the conglomerate M. Peterson & Søn, founded in 1801 in Moss.[4] Following a later reorganization the production unit at Ranheim has been split in two; Peterson Linerboard AS, Ranheim and Peterson Emballasje AS, Ranheim, parts the two main branches Peterson Linerboard and Peterson Packaging respectively.[5][6] However the factory still exists.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bratberg, Terje. "Lauritz Jenssen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ Personalhistorie for Trondhjems by og omegn i et tidsrum af circa 1 1/2 aarhundrede, by Chr. Thaulow. Hosted by Trondheim public library.
- ^ a b Kaldal, Ingar. "Lauritz J Dorenfeldt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "M Peterson & Søn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Organization". Peterson AS. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
- ^ "About us". Peterson AS. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
Further reading
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- Kaldal, Ingar (1994). Arbeid og miljø ved Follafoss Tresliperi og Ranheim Papirfabrikk 1920–1970. Trondheim: University of Trondheim. ISBN 82-7765-002-7.