Karl Nars
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Karl Nars was a well known industrialist in Jakobstad
in the first half of the 20th century.
As of 1934, Nars was the owner of the steampowered sawmill in Jakobstad (Swedish: Jakobstad ångsåg). Karl Nars and his sons founded and developed the Nars Industries (Swedish: Narska företagen) into a significant industrial group, mainly in the areas of timber and wood processing, as well as in plastics manufacturing. His son Walter Nars founded Nars Ab in 1943.
foils, and soon expanded the product range into plastic hose, profiles and floor coverings at their rapidly expanding manufacturing facilities in Jakobstad
.
After having been hit by an acute economic crisis in the early 1960s, Oy Nars Ab was taken over by the Kansallis-Osake-Pankki
bank, and subsequently sold to a competitor Wiik & Höglund, who were also active in plastics manufacturing. The fusion of the two companies developed into today's KWH Plast, a subsidiary of KWH Group
, one of Finlands leading companies in plastics, abrasives and logistics
services.
Jakobstad
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of and covers a land area of . The population density is .- History :...
in the first half of the 20th century.
As of 1934, Nars was the owner of the steampowered sawmill in Jakobstad (Swedish: Jakobstad ångsåg). Karl Nars and his sons founded and developed the Nars Industries (Swedish: Narska företagen) into a significant industrial group, mainly in the areas of timber and wood processing, as well as in plastics manufacturing. His son Walter Nars founded Nars Ab in 1943.
Oy Nars Ab
Having originally made their fortune with timber and forestry products, the Nars family became pioneers in Finnish plastics manufacturing. In 1948, they were first in Finland to manufacture calendered PVCPVC
Polyvinyl chloride is a plastic.PVC may also refer to:*Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honor*Peripheral venous catheter, a small, flexible tube placed into a peripheral vein in order to administer medication or fluids...
foils, and soon expanded the product range into plastic hose, profiles and floor coverings at their rapidly expanding manufacturing facilities in Jakobstad
Jakobstad
Jakobstad is a town and municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. The town has a population of and covers a land area of . The population density is .- History :...
.
After having been hit by an acute economic crisis in the early 1960s, Oy Nars Ab was taken over by the Kansallis-Osake-Pankki
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the fennoman movement as a Finnish language alternative to the largely Swedish language bank, Suomen Yhdyspankki . The two banks were merged in 1995 to form the Merita Bank...
bank, and subsequently sold to a competitor Wiik & Höglund, who were also active in plastics manufacturing. The fusion of the two companies developed into today's KWH Plast, a subsidiary of KWH Group
KWH Group
KWH Group is one of Finland's leading companies in plastics, abrasives and logistics services. It is headquartered in Vaasa, Finland.From a modest start in the timber industry, by 1939 it was the biggest timber exporter in Finland, accounting for 26% of the country’s total lumber exports and some...
, one of Finlands leading companies in plastics, abrasives and logistics
Logistics
Logistics is the management of the flow of goods between the point of origin and the point of destination in order to meet the requirements of customers or corporations. Logistics involves the integration of information, transportation, inventory, warehousing, material handling, and packaging, and...
services.