Norwegian Forest Owners Association
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| Company type | Cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Forestry |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Headquarters | Oslo, Norway |
Area served | Norway |
Key people | Olav Breivik (Chairman) Erik Lahnstein (managing director) |
| Website | www.skog.no |
Norwegian Forest Owners Association (
lumber mills and paper mills. The association is one of the 13 agricultural cooperatives in Norway and based in Oslo with 366 local groups and eight district organisations, organised as BAs
. In 2005 83% of all domestic timber was organised through the association.
The eight regional organisations are
ALLSKOG. Both the regional and central associations hold major ownerships of Norske Skog and Moelven Industrier. The associations are members of the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
(NHO).
History
The first forest owner association was founded along
Norske Skogindustrier was founded in 1972 as a massive merger between various companies throughout the country. The association still owns about 20% of the corporation, that has become the world's largest producer of newsprint.[3] Ivar Aavatsmark served as Director of the association for 40 years, between 1942 and 1982.[4]
References
- ^ Norwegian Forest Owners Association. "Skogeiersamvirket 100 år - Skogeierforbundet 90 år" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Norwegian Forest Owners Association. "Hjemkjøpet av Borregaard i 1917" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Norwegian Forest Owners Association. "Norske Skogindustrier - En hovedpillar i skogeiersamvirket" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
- ^ Norwegian Forest Owners Association. "Ivar Aavatsmark - En hovedpillar i skogeiersamvirket" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2007-07-28.
