Deals, Battens and Boards, Firewood ends, Staves and Broomhandles. Products About 25,000-30,000 standards Red and White. Hudiksvall, open water from april to december incl. The first sawmill was erected at Iggesund in 1572, merely for the requirements of the surrounding country, and in order to supply the iron works with their need of charcoal. This little ancient mill was the progenitor of the present large wood products industry which now forms so important a part of the company's establishment. The Hudiksvall Sawmill Co. was merged in the Iggesund in 1903, and the company is now operating several sawmills and planing mills. The total number of frames is 24, of planers 5 and 8 edgers besides all the necessary auxiliary machines. The timber is supplied by the company's large forests which cover an area of about 518,450 acres. Yearly production Shipping port General SULPHITE MILL, SULPHATE MILL AND WOODPULP MILL Products and Extra strong sulphite, »Anchor » brand, about yearly Kraft sulphate, »Anchor » brand, about. Sulphite Spirit, about 1,320,000 gallons (500,000 litres) PRIMA PRIMA 15,000 tons 15,000 15,000 IGGESUND Shipping port The Woodpulp Mill, built in 1905, has 6 grinding machines for hot grinding and 9 Mills equipments cardboard machines. Iggesund, open water from april to december incl. The Sulphite and Sulphate Mills, erected in 1915-1916, have, besides auxiliary machines and appliances, the following machines: 4 sulphite digesters, each of 130 m3 (4,600 cub. ft) volume and 4 sulphate digesters of 40 m3 (1,410 cub. ft) volume. In addition to these are 2 drying machines for 110" working width, each equipped with 2 felt presses, 1 high pressure press, and 30 drying cylinders. The Sulphite Spirit Factory was added in 1918. From the waste-lyes at the pulp mills are obtained as by-products, turpentine and rosin and certain oil products. Manufacturers and Exporters of High Grade Charcoal Steel and Steel Eroducts. Kohlswa is situated by the river Hedströmmen at Kohlswa station on the Köping- Situation and shipping Uttersberg railway. The works ship their products either by rail over Köping or Kram- conveniences pen railway station to the principal ports of Sweden, such as Stockholm, Gothenburg, Oxelösund, etc., and to a very great extent, by steamer on Lake Mälar to Stockholm, or by direct steamer to ports outside of Sweden. The exact date of the establishment of the Kohlswa Works is not known. It may be taken as certain, however, that the manufacture of iron was carried on at the place as early as the 16th century. The first recorded date in the history of the Works is 1641. Retrospective Departements The present works are composed of 1 Blast Furnace, situated at Köping, with an annual production of about 11,000 tons of charcoal pig iron in various compositions. Brands: SOL and (Kbo 4 Siemens Martin Furnaces, 2 acid and 2 basic; one of these oil-fired. 1 Electric Steel Furnace. 2 Steel Foundries with shops for annealing, cleaning and pattern-making. Forging Press and Hammer Works with 2 hydraulic presses of 800 and 360 tons, 4 steam hammers, spring and drop hammers. Machine Shop equipped with modern lathes, planers, and other machine tools. Horse-Nail Rods, Horse-Nail Plates, H-iron, Bundle Iron. Drill Steel, rolled and hammered. Tool Steel, Keg Steel and Case Steel, Fagot Steel. Special Chisel Steel, rolled and hammered, for pneumatic tools, etc. Anti-Magnetic Steel. Alloy Steels: Nickel steel, Chrome steel, Chrome-Nickel steel, Manganese steel. Steel Castings. All kinds, in cast weights from less than 100 grammes (31/2 oz.) up to 30 tons, for iron works and engineering shops, such as connecting rods, cylinders, pistons and other parts of steam engines and turbines, etc.; for shipbuilding yards, such as steams and sterns, rudders, propellers, davits, etc.; all sorts of steel castings for electric generators and motors, blacksmiths' anvils, etc. Charcoal Specialities Steel castings castings The following special steel castings call for mention, viz: High-percentage manganese Special steel steel castings to be used for parts exposed to heavy wear, such as cones and jaws for ore and stone crushers, plates for ball and tube mills, railway crossings, etc., Soft steel cast |