Holmen
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Holmen is a Swedish company which bases its business in the pulp and paper industry
. Holmen's main products are newsprint
(both white and colored) and magazine paper for newspaper
s, magazine
s, directories
and advertising prints. They also produce paperboard
for consumer packaging and graphical applications.
The current CEO is Magnus Hall.
(MoDo), but changed its name to the current one in February 2000. The history of Holmen is more than 400 years long, it started as a weapons factory in the beginning of the 17th century in Norrköping
. In the mid 18th century what finally would become MoDo was formed.
: Holmen Paper, Iggesund Paperboard
, Iggesund Timber, Holmen Skog and Holmen Kraft whereas the largest one is Holmen Paper with a total of two paper mills in Sweden
; Hallsta, Braviken
and one in Madrid
, Spain
, thus the most of the production is located in Sweden
.
Iggesund Paperboard has two paperboard mills; one in Iggesund
, Sweden
and one in Workington
, England
,
Fredrik Lundberg
with 27.2% of the shares
and 52.0% of the total vote.
, with one fourth of the total net income, they are also especially strong in Spain
and Germany
where they are one of the leading suppliers of newspaper
to the daily newspaper printing companies.
, Dagens Industri and Sportbladet
. They are one of the leading suppliers of colored newspaper both in the United Kingdom
and Sweden
. Holmen also have customers in Japan
, USA, Singapore
, Hong Kong
, South Korea
and Australia
.
Some of the more important brands are:
Competitors:
Pulp and paper industry
The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American , northern European and East Asian countries...
. Holmen's main products are newsprint
Newsprint
Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper most commonly used to print newspapers, and other publications and advertising material. It usually has an off-white cast and distinctive feel. It is designed for use in printing presses that employ a long web of paper rather than individual sheets of...
(both white and colored) and magazine paper for newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
s, 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...
s, directories
Directory (databases)
Generally, a directory, as used in computing and telephony, refers to a repository or database of information which is heavily optimized for reading, under the assumption that data updates are very rare compared to data reads...
and advertising prints. They also produce paperboard
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
for consumer packaging and graphical applications.
The current CEO is Magnus Hall.
History
Holmen was originally called Mo och Domsjö ABMo och Domsjö AB
Mo och Domsjö AB was a Swedish company created in 1874. The name was usually abbreviated to Modo and has through sponsoring given name to the ice hockey team Modo Hockey. The company was merged with the Norrköping-based industrial company Holmens Bruk AB in 1988 under the name Mo och Domsjö AB...
(MoDo), but changed its name to the current one in February 2000. The history of Holmen is more than 400 years long, it started as a weapons factory in the beginning of the 17th century in Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
. In the mid 18th century what finally would become MoDo was formed.
Organization
Holmen consists of several subsidiariesSubsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
: Holmen Paper, Iggesund Paperboard
Iggesund Paperboard
Iggesund Paperboard is a commission company of the Holmen Group and Europe's third largest manufacturer of high quality virgin fibre paperboard. Iggesund has a market share of about 20% in this sector.-History:...
, Iggesund Timber, Holmen Skog and Holmen Kraft whereas the largest one is Holmen Paper with a total of two paper mills in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
; Hallsta, Braviken
Braviken Paper Mill
Braviken Paper Mill is a paper mill located outside Bråviken, Norrköping, in Sweden. It is owned by Holmen Paper, which in turn is a subsidiary of Holmen....
and one in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, thus the most of the production is located in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
.
Iggesund Paperboard has two paperboard mills; one in Iggesund
Iggesund
Iggesund may have several meanings:* Iggesund, Hudiksvall, a town in Hälsingland, Sweden* Iggesund Paperboard, a Swedish company...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
and one in Workington
Workington
Workington is a town, civil parish and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England, at the mouth of the River Derwent. Lying within the Borough of Allerdale, Workington is southwest of Carlisle, west of Cockermouth, and southwest of Maryport...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
,
Owners
The largest owner in Holmen is L.E. Lundbergsföretagen, controlled by billionaireBillionaire
A billionaire, in countries that use the short scale number naming system, is a person who has a net worth of at least one billion units of a given currency, usually the United States dollar, Euro, or Pound sterling. Forbes magazine updates a complete list of U.S. dollar billionaires around the...
Fredrik Lundberg
Fredrik Lundberg
Fredrik Lundberg is a Swedish businessman.His father was Lars Erik Lundberg founder of L E Lundbergforetagen AB. Fredrik Lundberg is president and CEO of L E Lundbergföretagen AB, of which he inherited a controlling stake from his father...
with 27.2% of the shares
Stock
The capital stock of a business entity represents the original capital paid into or invested in the business by its founders. It serves as a security for the creditors of a business since it cannot be withdrawn to the detriment of the creditors...
and 52.0% of the total vote.
Markets
The European market makes up about 86% of Holmen's total net income. While Holmen's single largest market is of no surprise: SwedenSweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, with one fourth of the total net income, they are also especially strong in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
where they are one of the leading suppliers of newspaper
Newspaper
A newspaper is a scheduled publication containing news of current events, informative articles, diverse features and advertising. It usually is printed on relatively inexpensive, low-grade paper such as newsprint. By 2007, there were 6580 daily newspapers in the world selling 395 million copies a...
to the daily newspaper printing companies.
Products
Holmen produce colored paper to newspapers such as Financial TimesFinancial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
, Dagens Industri and Sportbladet
Sportbladet
Sportbladet is a Swedish newspaper about sport, mainly Swedish sport.It is distributed together with Aftonbladet. The color of the newspaper is a variant of pink, often referred to as "baby pink". Braviken Paper Mill, Sweden is one of the producers of the paper used. Famous columninsts include...
. They are one of the leading suppliers of colored newspaper both in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Holmen also have customers in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, USA, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
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...
.
- Holmen News
- Holmen Guide
- Holmen XLNT
- Holmen Plus
- Holmen Bravo
- Holmen Book
- Holmen Premium
See also
- paperPaperPaper 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....
- paper machine
- paper millPaper millA 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 :...
- pulpWood pulpPulp is a lignocellulosic fibrous material prepared by chemically or mechanically separating cellulose fibres from wood, fibre crops or waste paper. Wood pulp is the most common raw material in papermaking.-History:...
Competitors:
- Cascades
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- International PaperInternational PaperInternational Paper Company is an American pulp and paper company, the largest such company in the world. It has approximately 59,500 employees, and it is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.-History:...
- M-realM-realM-real Corporation is a Finnish paper and pulp company. It was originally established by G.A. Serlachius, and named Metsä-Serla . The brand Serla is an M-real brand. M-real's slogan is "make it real"....
- Nippon Unipack
- OjiOjiOji may refer to:* Tshi, aka Oji, a group of tribes in Ghana, also calledOji or Ōji may refer to:* Ōji Station , an area in Tokyo* Ōji, Nara, a town in Nara Prefecture, Japan* Oji Paper Company, a Japanese paper manufacturer...
- Smurfit-Stone ContainerSmurfit-Stone ContainerFinancial Information 200720062005Total Revenue 7,4207,1576,812Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation was a global paperboard and paper-based packaging company based in Creve Coeur, Missouri, and Chicago, Illinois. It had approximately 21,000 employees...
- Stora EnsoStora EnsoStora Enso Oyj is a Finnish pulp and paper manufacturer, formed by the merger of Swedish mining and forestry products company Stora and Finnish forestry products company Enso-Gutzeit Oy in 1998. It is headquartered in Helsinki, and it has approximately 29,000 employees...
- UPM-Kymmene
- WeyerhaeuserWeyerhaeuserWeyerhaeuser is one of the largest pulp and paper companies in the world. It is the world's largest private sector owner of softwood timberland; and the second largest owner of United States timberland, behind Plum Creek Timber...