Södra Cell Folla is a paper mill located in Follafoss

Follafoss

Follafoss is a village located in the municipality of Verran in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The village has a population of 402. The population density of the village is ....

, 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 produces 100 000 tonnes of CTMP pulp

Wood pulp

Pulp 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:...

 per year, and is owned by Södra Skogsägarna.

History

Folla Bruk AS traditionally owned 170 square kilometres (65.6 sq mi) of land in Verran, including 50 square kilometres (19.3 sq mi) of productive forest. A pulp mill was established at Follafoss in 1908. In 1919, the company was bought by Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality

Nord-Trøndelag county municipality

Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality is the regional governing administration of Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. The main responsibilities of the county municipality includes the running of 12 upper secondary schools, with 7,000 pupils...

. In 1982, the company was sold cheaply to Bjørn Lyng. Norske Skog sold the plant to Södra in 2000. The current plant was taken into use 1984. In to 1988, the plant was sold to Norske Skog

Norske Skog

Norske Skogindustrier ASA or Norske Skog, which translates as Norwegian Forest Industries, is a Norwegian pulp and paper company based in Oslo, Norway and established in 1962...

. In 2007, the power company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk

Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk or NTE is a power company serving Nord-Trøndelag in Norway and owned by Nord-Trøndelag county municipality. NTE is one of the largest producers of electricity in Norway, with an annual production of 3,995 GWh per year...

, owned by Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality, was investigated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority

EFTA Surveillance Authority

The European Free Trade Association Surveillance Authority performs the executive role of the European Commission in the countries of the European Free Trade Association which are part of the European Economic Area ....

(ESA) for illegal subsidizing Södra Cell Folla with cheap electricity. In 2010, ESA concluded that although there had been given selective subsidies, it was not illegal.