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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Founded | 13 April 1907 |
| Defunct | 1 July 1991 |
| Fate | Closed |
| Headquarters | Rjukan, Norway |
| Products | Fertilizer |
Number of employees | 1,760 |
| Parent | Norsk Hydro |
Norsk Hydro Rjukan is an industrial facility operated by Norsk Hydro at Rjukan in Tinn, Norway, from 1911 to 1991. The plant manufactured chemicals related to the production of fertilizer, initially potassium nitrate from arc-produced nitric acid and later ammonia, hydrogen, and heavy water. The location was chosen for its vicinity to hydroelectric power plants built in the Måna river.
30 million tonnes of products, equivalent of 1.5 million wagon loads, were produced in Rjukan.[1] After the closing, parts of the plants and the railway have been preserved.
- ^ Norsk Hydro (2007). "1929: Lifeline". Retrieved 2008-06-22.