FollaCell

FollaCell is a paper mill located in the village of Follafoss in Steinkjer Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The mill produces 130,000 tonnes of CTMP pulp per year,^[1] and is owned by Mayr-Melnhof.

FollaCell

Company type	Private
Industry	Pulp and Paper Industry
Founded	1908
Headquarters	Steinkjer, Norway
Key people	Odd Morten Aalberg (Manager)
Products	CTMP pulp
Number of employees	69 (2009)
Parent	Mayr-Melnhof
Website	http://www.mm-karton.com/en/company/mills/follacell/

History

Folla Bruk AS traditionally owned 170 square kilometers (66 sq mi) of land in the old Verran Municipality, including 50 square kilometers (19 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. In 1982, the company was sold cheaply to Bjørn Lyng.^[2] In 1988, the plant was sold to Norske Skog.^[2] Norske Skog sold the plant to Södra in 2000. The current plant was taken into use 1984.^[1] In 2007, the power company Nord-Trøndelag Elektrisitetsverk, owned by Nord-Trøndelag County Municipality, was investigated by the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) for illegal subsidizing Södra Cell Folla with cheap electricity.^[3] In 2010, ESA concluded that although there had been given selective subsidies, it was not illegal.^[4] On August 28, 2012, Södra announced that it was ending its ownership and involvement with Södra Cell Folla.^[5]

On 20 December 2012 it was announced that the Austria's Mayr-Melnhof has signed a Letter of Intent with Södra where they intend to buy 100% of the stocks in Södra Cell Folla AS and restart the factory as soon as possible during 1st quarter of 2013.^[6]

References

1. Södra. "Fakta om fabrikken" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 8 August 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
2. Aune, Tormod (1995). Hilsen Nord-Trøndelag (in Norwegian). Namsos: Trønderbok. ISBN 82-993613-0-3.
3. Langørgen, Ståle (2 October 2007). "NTE blir gransket" (in Norwegian).
4. Torkelsen, Hanne S. (6 April 2010). "ESA om strømleveringskontrakt og statsstøtte" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 December 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
5. "Södra har besluttet å avvikle eierskapet i Södra Cell Folla AS " (in Norwegian). 6 April 2010. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
6. "Mayr Melnhof Karton to acquire Södra's Follafoss mill - Södra". Archived from the original on 2013-02-16. Retrieved 2013-01-29.