Norwegian Talc
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Norwegian Talc AS is a manufacturer of talc
located in Knarrevik
in Fjell
, Norway
. It is owned by Omya
.
and in Framfjord in Vik
, was sold to the Engstrøm Group of Sweden. Previously, the company had been owned by the Horn family of Bergen.
Talc
Talc is a mineral composed of hydrated magnesium silicate with the chemical formula H2Mg34 or Mg3Si4O102. In loose form, it is the widely-used substance known as talcum powder. It occurs as foliated to fibrous masses, its crystals being so rare as to be almost unknown...
located in Knarrevik
Knarrevik
Knarrevik is a village in Fjell, Norway. It is located on the island of Litlesotra. Straume and Knarrevik had a combined population 9,409 in 2009....
in Fjell
Fjell
Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fjæld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is owned by Omya
Omya
Omya is a privately owned global producer of industrial minerals, mainly fillers and pigments derived from calcium carbonate, and a worldwide distributor of chemical products. The company's major markets are paper, plastics, coatings and adhesives....
.
History
In 1989, the company, which at the time had plants in Knarrevik, Altermark in Mo i RanaMo i Rana
Mo i Rana is a town in the municipality of Rana, Nordland, Norway, located just south of the Arctic Circle and in the region Helgeland. The town is called "Mo i Rana" to distinquish it from other places named Mo - most notably the town of Mosjøen, also in Helgeland - though locally the town is...
and in Framfjord in Vik
Vik
Vik is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of Vik is the village of Vikøyri.-General information:...
, was sold to the Engstrøm Group of Sweden. Previously, the company had been owned by the Horn family of Bergen.