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{{Infobox Company
{{Infobox company
| company_name = Peterson AS
| name = Peterson AS
| company_logo = [[File:Peterson logo.gif]]
| logo = Peterson logo.png
| company_type =
| type =
| foundation = 1801
| foundation = 1801
| location = [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], [[Norway]]
| location = [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], [[Norway]]
| key_people = Terje Haglund (chair)<br>Per A. Lilleng<br>Per C. Kløvstad
| key_people = Terje Haglund (chair)<br />Per A. Lilleng<br />Per C. Kløvstad
| area_served =
| area_served =
| industry = [[Pulp and paper industry|Paper industry]]
| industry = [[Pulp and paper industry|Paper industry]]
| products =
| products =
| revenue = {{NOK|3.4 billion}}
| revenue = {{NOK|3.4 billion}}
| operating_income =
| operating_income =
| net_income =
| net_income =
| num_employees = 1,595
| num_employees = 1,595
| parent =
| parent =
| subsid = Peterson Packaging<br>Peterson Linerboard
| subsid = Peterson Packaging<br />Peterson Linerboard
| homepage = [http://www.peterson.no www.peterson.no]
| homepage = [http://www.peterson.no www.peterson.no]
| footnotes =
| footnotes =
}}
}}
[[File:Peterson AS trondheim ranheim IMG 6096.JPG|thumb|250 px| Peterson plant at [[Ranheim]] in Trondheim]]

[[File:Peterson 01.JPG|thumb|250 px|Peterson pulp dumpfill at the main factory in Moss]]
'''Peterson AS''' is an industrial corporation based in [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], [[Norway]]. Until 2006 it was known as '''M. Peterson & Søn'''.
'''Peterson AS''' is an industrial corporation based in [[Moss, Norway|Moss]], [[Norway]]. Until 2006 it was known as '''M. Peterson & Søn'''.


==History==
==History==
It traces its roots to a company founded in 1801 by Danish-born merchant [[Momme Peterson]] (1771&ndash;1835). Originally a small general store with various groceries and manufactured goods, he later opened a spinning mill. In 1828 the company took the name ''M. Peterson & Søn''. Peterson also expanded to trade with timber,<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Peterson & Søn, M. |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=715876 }}</ref> and from 1848, the building and owning of ships.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1444&parentid=1441&c1=1441 |title=History of Peterson AS|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009}}</ref>
It traces its roots to a company founded in 1801 by Danish-born merchant [[Momme Peterson]] (1771&ndash;1835). Originally a small general store with various groceries and manufactured goods, he later opened a spinning mill. In 1828 the company took the name ''M. Peterson & Søn''. Peterson also expanded to trade with timber,<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Peterson & Søn, M. |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |url=https://snl.no/M._Peterson_%2526_S%25C3%25B8n |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816154529/https://snl.no/M._Peterson_%2526_S%25C3%25B8n |archivedate=16 August 2016 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> and from 1848, the building and owning of ships.<ref name=history>{{Cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1444&parentid=1441&c1=1441|title=History of Peterson AS|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180202/http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1444&parentid=1441&c1=1441|archivedate=24 July 2011|df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 1875 it bought [[Moss Jernverk]] which had had a good location.


Having combined timber and shipping, in 1883 the company left the shipping business under the leadership of [[Theodor Peterson]], grandson of the founder.<ref name=history/> Instead, the company ventured in production of [[cellulose sulfate]] with the opening of the factory [[Moss Cellulosefabrikk|Moss Cellulosefabrik]]. From 1898, paper was also produced. [[Hans Blom Peterson]], a descendant of Momme Peterson, served as CEO from 1901 to 1954 and concentrated on developing this part of the company. He also started production of paper sacks.<ref name=snl/> Though Blom Peterson died in 1954 the company remained family owned; in 1963 another descendant [[Ralph Mollatt]] took over the leadership.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Mollatt, Ralph |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10357362 }}</ref> Together with his brother [[Erik Mollatt|Erik]] he gradually shunted the company towards the packaging business.<ref name=history/> In their period, M. Peterson & Søn bought several entities within the paper industry, including [[Sarpsborg Papp]] (1961), [[Norsk Papiremballage]] (1963), [[Polycoat]] (1964), [[Greaker Industrier]] (1979) and [[Ranheim Papirfabrikk]] (1983).<ref name=snl/> Erik Mollatt was CEO from 1983 to 2002.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Mollatt, (James Momme) Erik |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10358770 }}</ref>
Having combined timber and shipping, in 1883 the company left the shipping business under the leadership of [[Theodor Peterson]], grandson of the founder.<ref name=history/> Instead, the company ventured in production of [[cellulose sulfate]] with the opening of the factory [[Moss Cellulosefabrikk|Moss Cellulosefabrik]]. From 1898, paper was also produced. [[Hans Blom Peterson]], a descendant of Momme Peterson, served as CEO from 1901 to 1954 and concentrated on developing this part of the company. He also started production of paper sacks.<ref name=snl/> Though Blom Peterson died in 1954 the company remained family owned; in 1963 another descendant [[Ralph Mollatt]] took over the leadership.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Mollatt, Ralph |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10357362 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Together with his brother [[Erik Mollatt|Erik]] he gradually shunted the company towards the packaging business.<ref name=history/> In their period, M. Peterson & Søn bought several entities within the paper industry, including [[Sarpsborg Papp]] (1961), [[Norsk Papiremballage]] (1963), [[Polycoat]] (1964), [[Greaker Industrier]] (1979) and [[Ranheim Papirfabrikk]] (1983).<ref name=snl/> Erik Mollatt was CEO from 1983 to 2002.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Mollatt, (James Momme) Erik |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10358770 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


In 2001, the unit Peterson Scanproof (a successor of Greaker Industrier) was split from M. Peterson & Søn to form a company of its own, [[Nordic Paper]]. M. Peterson & Søn still owned Nordic Paper, albeit jointly with [[Norske Skogindustrier]], but sold it in 2006.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Greaker Cellulosefabrik |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=571494 }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Nordic Paper AS |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10339362 }}</ref> In the same year, M. Peterson & Søn was bought in its entirety by investors, including local businesspeople as well as the forest owners' association [[AT Skog]]. At the same time, the name was changed from ''M. Peterson & Søn'' to just ''Peterson''.<ref name=history/><ref name=snl/>
In 2001, the unit Peterson Scanproof (a successor of Greaker Industrier) was split from M. Peterson & Søn to form a company of its own, [[Nordic Paper]]. M. Peterson & Søn still owned Nordic Paper, albeit jointly with [[Norske Skogindustrier]], but sold it in 2006.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Greaker Cellulosefabrik |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=571494 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia |year=2007 |title=Nordic Paper AS |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget |location= |url=http://www.snl.no/article.html?id=10339362 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In the same year, M. Peterson & Søn was bought in its entirety by investors, including local businesspeople as well as the forest owners' association [[AT Skog]]. At the same time, the name was changed from ''M. Peterson & Søn'' to just ''Peterson''.<ref name=snl/><ref name=history/>


==Structure==
==Structure==
In 1989 a new corporate model was introduced, with the ten individual companies grouped under one umbrella&mdash;M. Peterson & Søn, still family owned. Various transactions between 1998 and 2001, including the selling of Peterson Scanproof and the acquiring of the solid board division of [[UPM (company)|UPM-Kymmene]],<ref name=history/> left a corporate structure with M. Peterson & Søn as the parent, and ''Peterson Packaging'' and ''Peterson Linerboard'' as branches. Peterson Packaging is further subdivided into Peterson Packaging OY and Peterson Emballasje AS, the discinction between the two being that the latter operates in Norway while the former operates abroad.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1478&parentid=1441&c1=1441|title=Organization|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009}}</ref> Since the Peterson name was introduced in all sub-companies in 1992,<ref name=history/> each production unit is named according to its location and field. For instance, the factory formerly known as Sarpsborg Papp is formally named ''Peterson Emballasje AS, Sarpsborg''.<ref name=about>{{cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1441&c1=1441|title=About us|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009}}</ref>
In 1989 a new corporate model was introduced, with the ten individual companies grouped under one umbrella&mdash;M. Peterson & Søn, still family owned. Various transactions between 1998 and 2001, including the selling of Peterson Scanproof and the acquiring of the solid board division of [[UPM (company)|UPM-Kymmene]],<ref name=history/> left a corporate structure with M. Peterson & Søn as the parent, and ''Peterson Packaging'' and ''Peterson Linerboard'' as branches. Peterson Packaging is further subdivided into Peterson Packaging OY and Peterson Emballasje AS, the distinction between the two being that the latter operates in Norway while the former operates abroad.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1478&parentid=1441&c1=1441|title=Organization|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180307/http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1478&parentid=1441&c1=1441|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Since the Peterson name was introduced in all sub-companies in 1992,<ref name=history/> each production unit is named according to its location and field. For instance, the factory formerly known as Sarpsborg Papp is formally named ''Peterson Emballasje AS, Sarpsborg''.<ref name=about>{{Cite web|url=http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1441&c1=1441|title=About us|publisher=Peterson AS|accessdate=19 January 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180401/http://peterson.intentor.no/dllvis5.asp?id=1441&c1=1441|archive-date=24 July 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


In addition to factories in several countries, the company operates numerous sales offices spread around Europe.<ref name=snl/><ref name=about/>
In addition to factories in several countries, the company operates numerous sales offices spread around Europe.<ref name=snl/><ref name=about/>


==Logo==
==Logo==
The original company logo was based on the [[Viola (plant)|violet]]. In 1930 the current elephant theme was introduced. It fell into disuse in the 1970s, but made its return in 1984. The elephant body forms the letters M-O-S-S, in reference to the company's foundation city. The object carried by the elephant is not a tree trunk, but a roll of paper fresh off the mill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.peterson-emballasje.no/pages/page.asp?lngID=150&lngLangID=1 |title=Historikk|publisher=Peterson Emballasje|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 January 2009}}</ref>
The original company logo was based on the [[Viola (plant)|violet]]. In 1930 the current elephant theme was introduced. It fell into disuse in the 1970s, but made its return in 1984. The elephant body forms the letters M-O-S-S, in reference to the company's foundation city. The object carried by the elephant is not a tree trunk, but a roll of paper fresh off the mill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.peterson-emballasje.no/pages/page.asp?lngID=150&lngLangID=1 |title=Historikk|publisher=Peterson Emballasje|language=Norwegian|accessdate=18 January 2009}}</ref>


==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:22, 16 November 2020

Peterson AS
IndustryPaper industry
Founded1801
HeadquartersMoss, Norway
Key people
Terje Haglund (chair)
Per A. Lilleng
Per C. Kløvstad
Revenue3.4 billion kr
Number of employees
1,595
SubsidiariesPeterson Packaging
Peterson Linerboard
Websitewww.peterson.no
Peterson plant at Ranheim in Trondheim
Peterson pulp dumpfill at the main factory in Moss

Peterson AS is an industrial corporation based in Moss, Norway. Until 2006 it was known as M. Peterson & Søn.

History

[edit]

It traces its roots to a company founded in 1801 by Danish-born merchant Momme Peterson (1771–1835). Originally a small general store with various groceries and manufactured goods, he later opened a spinning mill. In 1828 the company took the name M. Peterson & Søn. Peterson also expanded to trade with timber,[1] and from 1848, the building and owning of ships.[2] In 1875 it bought Moss Jernverk which had had a good location.

Having combined timber and shipping, in 1883 the company left the shipping business under the leadership of Theodor Peterson, grandson of the founder.[2] Instead, the company ventured in production of cellulose sulfate with the opening of the factory Moss Cellulosefabrik. From 1898, paper was also produced. Hans Blom Peterson, a descendant of Momme Peterson, served as CEO from 1901 to 1954 and concentrated on developing this part of the company. He also started production of paper sacks.[1] Though Blom Peterson died in 1954 the company remained family owned; in 1963 another descendant Ralph Mollatt took over the leadership.[3] Together with his brother Erik he gradually shunted the company towards the packaging business.[2] In their period, M. Peterson & Søn bought several entities within the paper industry, including Sarpsborg Papp (1961), Norsk Papiremballage (1963), Polycoat (1964), Greaker Industrier (1979) and Ranheim Papirfabrikk (1983).[1] Erik Mollatt was CEO from 1983 to 2002.[4]

In 2001, the unit Peterson Scanproof (a successor of Greaker Industrier) was split from M. Peterson & Søn to form a company of its own, Nordic Paper. M. Peterson & Søn still owned Nordic Paper, albeit jointly with Norske Skogindustrier, but sold it in 2006.[5][6] In the same year, M. Peterson & Søn was bought in its entirety by investors, including local businesspeople as well as the forest owners' association AT Skog. At the same time, the name was changed from M. Peterson & Søn to just Peterson.[1][2]

Structure

[edit]

In 1989 a new corporate model was introduced, with the ten individual companies grouped under one umbrella—M. Peterson & Søn, still family owned. Various transactions between 1998 and 2001, including the selling of Peterson Scanproof and the acquiring of the solid board division of UPM-Kymmene,[2] left a corporate structure with M. Peterson & Søn as the parent, and Peterson Packaging and Peterson Linerboard as branches. Peterson Packaging is further subdivided into Peterson Packaging OY and Peterson Emballasje AS, the distinction between the two being that the latter operates in Norway while the former operates abroad.[7] Since the Peterson name was introduced in all sub-companies in 1992,[2] each production unit is named according to its location and field. For instance, the factory formerly known as Sarpsborg Papp is formally named Peterson Emballasje AS, Sarpsborg.[8]

In addition to factories in several countries, the company operates numerous sales offices spread around Europe.[1][8]

[edit]

The original company logo was based on the violet. In 1930 the current elephant theme was introduced. It fell into disuse in the 1970s, but made its return in 1984. The elephant body forms the letters M-O-S-S, in reference to the company's foundation city. The object carried by the elephant is not a tree trunk, but a roll of paper fresh off the mill.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Peterson & Søn, M.". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "History of Peterson AS". Peterson AS. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  3. ^ "Mollatt, Ralph". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Mollatt, (James Momme) Erik". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  5. ^ "Greaker Cellulosefabrik". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  6. ^ "Nordic Paper AS". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  7. ^ "Organization". Peterson AS. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  8. ^ a b "About us". Peterson AS. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Historikk" (in Norwegian). Peterson Emballasje. Retrieved 18 January 2009.


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