Scandinavian American. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1945-1958, 1951-01-26
Sweden
Swedish Companies

vixen, renowned high quality steel
mill presently expanding its plant
on a large scale. Manufactures
special steels, e. g., for aircraft,
cold plated steel for belt convey
ors, steel springs, all types of saws
and hard steel tools. 194s report:
Employees, $3.50; sales, 106 mill.
cr.; capital, 35 mill. cr- Managing
Director, E. w. Forsberg.
Fagersta Bruks ALB, Fagersta, is
another high-quality steel manu-
facturer with a varied production
at five steel mills. Specializes in
tool steel and hard metal tools; at
present is expanding its plants on
large scale.
194s report: Employees, $500:
sales, 90 mill. cr.; capital, 80 mill.
cr Managing Director, Hi. Ase-
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Husqvarna Vapenfabriks ABB,
Huskvarna, dates from the 18th
century. Stands now for quality in
household hardware, sewing ma
chimes, shot guns, rifles, electric
articles, bicycles, castings, etc. At
filiated: Norrahammars Bruk, AM
inne Bruk, 194s report: Employ
ees, 500; sales "a mill. cr.; capt.
tai, Is mill cr Managing Direct
or, Thure Oberg.
ABB Separator, Stockholm, has
seven plants in Sweden and nine
abroad. Manufactures not only
milk separators and milking ma
chimes (Alfa-LavaD but also sep
arators for industrial purposes (de
LavaD. Affiliated: Eskilstuna
Stalpressnings ABB, and Svenska
Stalpressnings ABB.
194S report: Employees, 1920
lin Sweden capital, SIT mill. or.
Managing Director, Harry G.
Faulkner.
ABB Svenska Metallverken, Vas
teras, manufactures Eon-ferrous
metal products such as copper,
brass, aluminium, and household
utensils. 194S report: Employees,
400; sales, 17S mill. or; capital,
24.5 mill. cr.. Managing Director,
Carl A. Jacobson.
Billeruds ABB, Saffle, specialiZes
in viscose pulp but also manufac-
lures paper and woods products
at five plants. 194S report: EN-
ployees, 1850; sales, 106 mill cr.;
capital, SO mill. CIR. Managing Di-
rector, Yngve Simonson.
Mo och DOmsjO ALB, Stockholm,
wood products industry with five
plants in northern Sweden, has for
more than 100 years been the
Kempe family venture. The big
gest wallboard and chemical wood
products manufacturer, but output
also includes prefabs, pulp, and the
usual wood products. Affiliated:
Mo och Domsjo Treetex ALB. 1913
report: Employees, 1000; sales,
16O mill. cr.; capital, % mill. or.
Managing Director, Erik Kempe.
Hellefors Bruks ABB, Hallefors,
manufactures charcoal steel, wood
goods, chemical pulp, etc, at five
plants. Affiliated: Sikfors Bruk,
Bangbroverken, Stallinefabri k n,
Fredriksbergsverken. 1948 report:
Employees, 5000; sales, 55.3 mill.
or; capital, Is mill. or. Manag-
ing Director, Sven L. Wahlstrom.
HOlmens Bruks och Fabriks ABB,
Norrkoping, is combined textile
and paper industry. With a 1913
output of III 900 tons, the COM
pany is Sweden's largest producer
and exporter of newsprint. 1913
report: Employees, $500; sales,
129 mill. cr.; capital 34.7 mill. CT.
Managing Director, Christian Won
Sydow
ABB VOlvo, Goteborg, manufac-
lures motor cars, trucks. buses,
tractors, and marine motors. At
filiated: ABB Pentaverken, kopings
Mekaniska Verkstads ABB, Svenska
Flygmotor ALB. Employees, $500;
1913 report: Sales, 12s mill. CIR;
capital 37.5 mill. cr.; Managing
Director. Assar Gabrielsson.
Alb Atvidabergs Industrier, At
vidaberg, is the leading concern in
office equipment manufacturing.
Affiliated: ABB Facit, Halda ALB,