Tervakoski Oy is a Finnish paper industry company. Its paper mill, founded in 1818,[2][3][4] is located in the village of Tervakoski in Janakkala, Tavastia Proper. Since 1999, it has been owned by the Austrian company Delfort Group.[4][5]

Tervakoski Oy
Company typeOsakeyhtiö
IndustryPulp and paper industry
Founded1818; 206 years ago (1818)
Headquarters,
Revenue€207,9 million (12/2022)[1]
Ownerdelfortgroup (since 1999)
Websitewww.delfortgroup.com

By the end of 2022, the company made €207,9 million in turnover and its result was €13 million with the company's net profit percentage being 6.28%.[1]

In the years 1956–1984, the company gained a controversial reputation when a paper mill polluted Tervajoki River and Lake Kernaala with PCB compounds. PCB concentrations are still so high that restrictions have been placed on the use of fish in the lake.[6]

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Further reading

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  • Nykänen, Panu; Paulapuro, Hannu (2005). Telan ympäri - Vuosisata suomalaista paperikone- ja paperinvalmistustekniikkaa (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tekniikan Historian Seura THS ry.

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  1. ^ a b "Tervakoski Oy (1516296-9)". Kauppalehti (in Finnish). 2 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ Annala, Vilho (1950). Tervakosken paperitehtaan historia (in Finnish). Helsinki.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Ström, Holger (1968). Tervakoski Osakeyhtiö 1818–1968 (in Finnish). Helsinki.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Matthis, Simon (29 November 2017). "Delfort Tervakoski's paper mill gets Savcor's Wedge system". PULPAPERnews. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Kenttälaitesanomat" (PDF) (in Finnish). Emerson Process Management Oy. December 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-04-13. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Kernaalanjärven kalan käyttöön rajoituksia PCB:n takia". Yle (in Finnish). 14 September 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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