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Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill

Former pulp mill and hydroelectric power plant in Jevnaker, Norway

The Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill (Norwegian: Kistefos Træsliberi) is a former pulp mill and hydroelectric power plant in Jevnaker, Norway. It was founded by Kistefos at the river Randselva in 1889.2 It is headquartered in Nordre Land Municipality.1 It employed 8 people in 2026.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jun 27, 1889Founded1
  • Industrylumbering1
  • HeadquartersNordre Land Municipality, Norway1
  • Websitewww.kistefos-tre.no
  • Legal formaksjeselskap1
  • LEI25490008S7KNCQ97O9983
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKistefosvegen 633, 2870 Dokka, Norway3
  • Registered withThe Brønnøysund Register Centre, 913 374 2153

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Kistefoss Pulp Mill
Photo: User:Mahlum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

The Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill (Norwegian: Kistefos Træsliberi) is a former pulp mill and hydroelectric power plant in Jevnaker, Norway. It was founded by Kistefos at the river Randselva in 1889.2

Corporate structure

Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill is part of a group headed by KISTEFOS SKOG AS. 3 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • KISTEFOS SKOG AS Oslo, Norway
    • Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill 100% · Dokka, Norway
      • KISTEFOS INVESTMENT AS Subsidiary · 100% · Oslo, Norway

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The mill was founded on 27 June 1889 by councilor Anders Sveaas and was in operation from the following year until 1955 when an agreement was made with Follum Fabrikker (now Norske Skog Follum) who took over the operation. Kistefos agreed to deliver power and lumber to the plant at Follum, being paid market price and a premium for the processing. After an internal disagreement in the family the company was sold to the neighbor company Viul Tresliperi in 1983, but was bought back by Christen Sveaas in 1993 and transformed into the holding company Kistefos.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

At the plant pulp was created by hydraulic pressure transferred from turbines. Kistefos was early with electricity, and both the factory and the housing was supplied with it. The power came directly from the water fall and was transformed mechanically. After the closing of the factory the fall was converted to a hydroelectric power plant. The lumber came mill owned forests in Land, pulled across Randsfjorden and floated down Randselva to Kistefoss.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kistefos Wood Pulp Mill, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Parent company (GLEIF)

From Wikidata.1 Ownership links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); each one cites its LEI record.

Employees over time

  • 202681

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 2024Parent Directly consolidated by KISTEFOS SKOG AS3
  2. Jun 27, 1889Founded Founded1

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