Summery 18th century-1988
18th century
1759 Sawmill first step in
industrialisation process
The water-powered sawmill at Mo by the
Söderå falls on the Moälven river starts production, the first unit what is to become a large
industrial complex.
19th century
1836 Kempe enters the stage
J C Kempe, a partner in the Härnösand firm of
Johan Wikner & Co., takes over the sawmill on
the Moälven.
1865 New sawmill built in Domsjö
The Domsjö steam-powered sawmill at the
mouth of the Moälven, is brought into production.
1872 J C Kempe passes away
1873 “Birth” of the MoDo Group
The partnership known as Mo Bruksägare is
converted into a limited company, Mo och
Domsjö Aktiebolag. 1873 is therefore regarded
as the year of MoDo’s birth.
1884 Frans Kempe takes the helm
One of J C Kempe’s eleven children, his son
Frans, is appointed president of the company.
1895 Norrbyskär in production
Production starts at Frans Kempe’s newly built
sawmill on Norrbyskär, an island at the mouth
of the Öreälv on the Gulf of Bothnia.
20th century
1903 The first pulp mill in Domsjö ….
The company’s first pulp mill (sulphite) is completed in Domsjö. It has an annual capacity of
6,000 tonnes.
Mo och Domsjö AB
1906 …and the second one in
Hörnefors
The company’s second - and larger - sulphite
mill is commissioned in Hörnefors. It has an annual capacity of 16,000 tonnes.
1907 The first union is formed
The first union for MoDo’s employees is formed at the sulphite mill in Hörnefors.
1914-1918 The hydroelectric
epoch begins
with the completion of the Gideå Bruk power
station on the Gideälven river in 1914 and of
the Gideåbacka power station in 1918.
1917 Carl Kempe becomes president
Frans Kempe’s son Carl is appointed president
of the company.
1919 Husum mill commissioned
The Husum sulphite pulp mill is commissioned
with an annual capacity of 20,000 tonnes.
1929 Europe’s largest treetex factory
built in Domsjö
Mo och Domsjö Treetex AB is formed and
Europe’s largest factory for the manufacture of
treetex is built on the Hörneborg site alongside
the Domsjö sulphite mill.
1936 Domsjö chlorine factory starts
production
1936 MoDo’s share
are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
1940-1941 Alcohol factories are built in
Domsjö and Hörnefors
A factory for the capacity to manufacture eight
million litres of sulphite alcohol per year is
completed in Domsjö (1940). Construction of
a similar factory is begun in Hörnefors. It has
a production capacity of four million litres per
year.
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1942 Factory built to manufacture prefabricated houses
A prefabricated house factory and joinery works
(to become MoDoHus) start production on the
Hörneborg site.
1945 AB Berol-Produkter is acquired
1946 Jerfeds Mekaniska is acquired
1949 Erik Kempe takes over as new
president
Carl Kempe, chairman of MoDo since 1947, is
succeeded by his cousin, Erik Kempe, as president of the company.
1951 Fine paper production begins
The company’s first fine paper mill is completed
in Hörnefors. It has a production capacity of
10,000 tonnes per year.
1952 Sawmill at Norrbyskär closed
down
1959 Bengt Lyberg, new president
Erik Kempe passes away; his successor as president is Bengt Lyberg.
1961 Hörnefors Fabriker sold
Hörnefors Fabriker is sold to Norrlands skogsägares cellulosa AB (Ncb).
1961 Research lab inaugurated
The new laboratory building at the central research department in Alfredshem is inaugurated.
1963 Production begins in
Stenungsund
MoDo’s chemical factories in Stenungsund start
production.
1964 Interests in paper mills on the
Continent
MoDo acquires a 50% interest in a Belgian
paper mill a year after having acquired 50%
holdings in paper mills in Italy and France…
Mo och Domsjö AB
1965 Matts Carlgren moves centre
stage
Carl Kempe steps down as chairman and is succeeded by Matts Carlgren.
1965 Tissue paper business incorporated into MoDO
MoDo buys Pauliströms Bruks, which brings a
tissue paper business into the Group.
1965 Bure AB is purchased
In the same year, along with Stig O Grafström
AB, a Härnösand engineering firm.
1966 Cellvabruken AB taken over
1968 Purchase of Robertsfors AB
and a French paper mill in Pont Sainte Maxence
near Paris.
1969 End of Treetex epoch
A decision is made to close down the Treetex
factory in Hörneborg.
1970 Brusafors-Hällefors is taken over
This company owns the Silverdalen paper mill,
the Mariannelund sulphite mill and Svenskt
Papper, a firm of paper merchants.
1970 MoDoKemi is formed
The organic chemical factories in Domsjö and
Stenungsund are merged into a new constellation, MoDoKemi AB.
1970 Bure sawmill wound up
1971 Carlgren succeeds Lyberg
Bengt Lyberg steps down as president of Mo
och Domsjö AB to become county governor of
Västerbotten. He is succeeded by Matts Carlgren.
1972 Husum commissions its first
fine paper machine
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Mo och Domsjö AB
1973 100th anniversary
1983 AB Stille-Werner is sold
1973 MoDo Kemi is sold to Statsföretag
1983 KemaNobel and SCA acquire interests in chlorate and chlorine factories
MoDo and KemaNobel set up a joint venture
(DoKem) to manufacture chlorate at MoDo’s
chlorate factory in Domsjö. At the same time,
the chlorine factory in Domsjö is transferred to
the newly formed Domsjö Klor, which is owned
by MoDo and SCA and a 50-50 basis.
1973 Employee representatives join
the board
1973 A forestry project gets underway
in Brazil
1974 AB Stille-Werner is purchased
1975 Husum first to introduce 6-shift
working
The Husum mills are the first to introduce sixshift working in Sweden.
1975 Nyboholms Bruk is purchased
1975 Sikeå sawmill ceases production
1976 Inauguration of PM2 in Husum
by prime minister Thorbjörn Fälldin.
1977 Sulphite mill in Mariannelund
ceases production.
1978 First woman on MoDo’s board
Lil Karhola-Wettergren is the first woman to be
elected to MoDo’s board.
1978 Formation of Sydved
MoDo, Munksjö and Papyrusgruppen set up
Sydved AB to procure wood in Southern Sweden.
1980-1981 MoDo becomes a major
shareholder in Iggesund
MoDo steadily builds up its holding of shares
AB Iggesunds Bruk in 1980 and 1981 to a level
where it controls 32% of the votes.
1981 Björn Sprängare new President
Matts Carlgren steps down as the group’s
president to become executive chairman. He is
succeeded by Björn Sprängare.
1983 Sale of hydroelectric power
stations
The group’s hydroelectric power assets on the
Gideälven and Umeälven rivers at sold for more
than one million kronor to a Swedish investment consortium.
1983 Carlgren new chairman
of Iggesund
MoDo raises its interest in AB Iggesunds Bruk
to 49.8% by the end of the year. Matts Carlgren,
MoDo’s chairman, is elected chairman of AB
Iggesunds Bruk as well.
1984 Dambiprodukter is purchased
MoDo Konsumentprodukter acquires Dambiprodukter in Helsingborg, Scandinavia’s leading
manufacturer of feminine hygiene products
(panty liners).
1985 Sprängare goes – Löf comes
Björn Sprängare steps down as president to
chief executive of Trygg-Hansa. Bernt Löf takes
over as MoDo’s president and chief executive
officer.
1985 CTMP mill starts production in
Domsjö
MoDo and Iggesund’s jointly owned mill for
the production of chemi-thermomechanical pulp
(CTMP) in Domsjö is commissioned.
1985 Third fine paper machine
(PM8) the third fine paper machine in Husum
is inaugurated by King Carl XVI Gustaf.
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1985 Iggesund buys shares in MoDo
AB Iggesunds Bruk buys 7.2% of the shares in
Mo och Domsjö AB.
1986 Manufacture of prefabricated
houses is discontinued
1987 Holmen buys MoDo’s tissue
paper business
MoDo Konsumentprodukter, the Group’s tissue
paper business, is sold to Holmens Bruk AB.
1987 MoDo/Iggesund becomes largest
shareholder in Holmen
And by the end of the year controls almost 80%
of the votes and some 40% of the capital.
1988 Lundbergföretagen takes
large stake in MoDo
L E Lundbergföretagen and Marieberg become
large shareholders in MoDo when they purchase
Holmen shares, which are later converted into
MoDo shares.
Mo och Domsjö AB
1988 MoDo plans to purchase Graninge
– but regrets this later
MoDo, SCA and AGA announce offers for all
of Graningeverken AB’s shares and convertibles. However, one month after the bid the
three investors decide against an acquisition.
MoDo+Iggesund+Holmen =
Mo och Domsjö AB
As a result of its bid for all the outstanding
shares in Holmen and Iggesund MoDo becomes
the owner of 99% of the capital and votes in
AB Iggesunds Bruk and of 97.7% of the capital
(98.6% of the votes) in Holmens Bruk AB. This
marks the completion of the largest M&A deal
in Sweden’s industrial history.