In 2001, Billerud was formed through a merger of AssiDomän's Skärblacka and Karlsborg paper mills and Stora Enso's Gruvön paper mill.
The Billerud name has a very long history. A seemingly endless supply of forest, good communications and a genuine pioneer spirit lay behind the formation of Billerud and the spread of its reputation.
When the modern Billerud was formed in 2001, the name Billerud was resurrected. The company was formed through a merger of Stora Enso's Gruvön paper mill and AssiDomän's Skärblacka and Karlsborg paper mills. For the Gruvön mill in Grums the name was very familiar since it previously belonged to the Billerud company that was listed on the stock exhange until 1984.
After the merger, Stora Enso and AssiDomän each owned 50% of the shares in Billerud AB. The company was listed on the Opcon-list of Stockholmsbörsen on 20 November 2001. Today, AssiDomän and Stora Enso have left Billerud as owners and is now partly owned by approximately 170 000 Swedish private individuals and partly by Swedish and foreign financial institutions.
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