Skotfoss Bruk
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Skotfoss Bruk was a paper mill
located in Skotfoss
, Skien
, Norway
. The mill was part of the Union Co.
, founded in 1890 and closed production on 31 December 1986.
The first
electric industrial railway in Norway opened in 1892 at Skotfoss Bruk.
Paper mill
A 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 :...
located in Skotfoss
Skotfoss
Skotfoss is a village in Skien municipality, Norway. It is located near the outlet of the lake Norsjø.From 1837 Skotfoss was administratively a part of Solum municipality. Solum became a part of Skien municipality on 1 January 1964. The village have a population of 1,800 people. The sports team...
, Skien
Skien
' is a city and municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Skien. Skien is also the administrative centre of Telemark county....
, 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...
. The mill was part of the Union Co.
Norske Skog Union
Norske Skog Union was a paper mill located in Skien in Norway. The mill was part of the Norske Skog Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Union Co. The mill had two paper machines that produced 240,000 tonnes of newsprint and book paper. It was closed down in 2006.-History:In 1872 Ulrik...
, founded in 1890 and closed production on 31 December 1986.
The first
Timeline of railway electrification in Norway
The Norwegian railway network consists of of electrified railway lines, constituting 62% of the Norwegian National Rail Administration's of line. The first three mainline systems to be electrified were private ore-hauling lines. The Thamshavn Line opened in 1909, and remained in revenue use until...
electric industrial railway in Norway opened in 1892 at Skotfoss Bruk.