Persson was born in Allerum, Sweden. He started his career as a fifteen-year-old in 1851, as a shop assistant in a store run by his uncle.[1] In 1860 he opened his own business,[1] where he imported and sold guano for use in fertilizers. The operation went well, and from 1872 to 1875 he ran the company Nils Persson's guano-svavvelsyrefabrik (Nils Persson's Guano–Sulfuric Acid Factory) in Helsingborg. In 1875 he became the director and chairman of the company Skånska superfosfat- og svafvelsyrefabrik AB (Skåne Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Factory, now part of Kemira), also in Helsingborg.[1][2] For this he needed phosphate and sulfuric acid. In the beginning, the phosphorus was obtained from fossil bones, but soon he started imported phosphorus from Florida and North Africa.
In 1887, Persson started the company Sulitjelma Mines in Norway, where he extracted pyrite. The ore in Sulitjelma was also rich in copper, which resulted in him co-founding the Helsingborg Copper Works (Helsingborgs Kobarverk AB) in 1900 together with a sulfuric acid plant.[1] In Norway, he also mined iron ore. In 1901, he sold his rights in the Dunderland Valley to the Edison Ore-Milling Syndicate Limited. The sale price was reported to be NOK 3 million, which was partly transferred in the form of bonds in the company. Persson was requested to become the "consulting director" of the company, owned by 55 stakeholders, of whom 52 were English.[3] The Edison Ore-Milling Syndicate had been created to exploit a method invented by Thomas Edison. The new method involved processing the iron ore with an electromagnetic separator, resulting in iron concentrates, which were then used to produce pig iron and steel.[4] In 1903, Persson, together with the engineer Alfred Hasselbom, discovered and acquired the rights to the ore deposits at Salangen in Troms county. In 1906, Persson sold his rights in Salangen to two German companies.[5] In 1907, the company Salangen Mining Limited (Salangen Bergverksaktiebolag) started up the Salang Works (Salangsverket), which were closed down in 1912 after a short but busy period of operation.[6]
Persson was criticized by some Norwegians for his profitable business in Norway. By a royal decree of October 28, 1907, he and the Røstvangen Company Ltd. (Aktieselskabet Røstvangen) were refused their joint application for a license to acquire mining rights at the Røstvangen deposits in Hedmark, in the same area where the Røstvangen Mines had been established in 1904.[7]
From 1875 to 1903, Persson served as the vice-consul for the Netherlands. From 1894 to 1911 he was the German consul in Helsingborg.[1] Persson died in Helsingborg.[1]
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^Johannesson, Gösta (1984). Skåne, Halland og Blekinge: om Skånelandskapens historia. Stockholm: Norstedts. p. 285.
^"Fabelagtige Rigdomme. Dunderlandsdalens kolossale Malm-Dimenssioner". Nordisk Tidende. May 30, 1901. p. 7. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^Rønhaug, Eliseus Johan (1996). Salangen kommune 125 år 1871-1996 : jubileumsskrift. Sjøvegan: Kommunen. p. 25. ISBN8299396506.
^Bjørklund, Gunnar; Jensvold, Alvin (2013). Salangsverket. Et nordnorsk industrieventyr. Harstad: Sør-Troms museum. p. 60.
^Wågø, Solvår (1997). Ut av svartaste fjell - den rø'aste malm : Salangsverket. Tromsø: Troms fylkeskommune, Kulturetaten. p. 9. ISBN8278190356.
^"Dokument nr. 12". Stortingsforhandlinger. 57 (5). 1908.
January 01, 1970
nils, persson, industrialist, nils, persson, january, 1836, april, 1916, swedish, consul, businessman, politician, from, helsingborg, nils, perssonborn, 1836, january, 1836allerumdiedapril, 1916, 1916, aged, helsingborgnationality, legal, swedishoccupation, po. Nils Persson January 20 1836 April 28 1916 was a Swedish consul businessman and politician from Helsingborg Nils PerssonBorn 1836 01 20 January 20 1836AllerumDiedApril 28 1916 1916 04 28 aged 80 HelsingborgNationality legal SwedishOccupation s Politician banker Persson was born in Allerum Sweden He started his career as a fifteen year old in 1851 as a shop assistant in a store run by his uncle 1 In 1860 he opened his own business 1 where he imported and sold guano for use in fertilizers The operation went well and from 1872 to 1875 he ran the company Nils Persson s guano svavvelsyrefabrik Nils Persson s Guano Sulfuric Acid Factory in Helsingborg In 1875 he became the director and chairman of the company Skanska superfosfat og svafvelsyrefabrik AB Skane Superphosphate and Sulfuric Acid Factory now part of Kemira also in Helsingborg 1 2 For this he needed phosphate and sulfuric acid In the beginning the phosphorus was obtained from fossil bones but soon he started imported phosphorus from Florida and North Africa In 1887 Persson started the company Sulitjelma Mines in Norway where he extracted pyrite The ore in Sulitjelma was also rich in copper which resulted in him co founding the Helsingborg Copper Works Helsingborgs Kobarverk AB in 1900 together with a sulfuric acid plant 1 In Norway he also mined iron ore In 1901 he sold his rights in the Dunderland Valley to the Edison Ore Milling Syndicate Limited The sale price was reported to be NOK 3 million which was partly transferred in the form of bonds in the company Persson was requested to become the consulting director of the company owned by 55 stakeholders of whom 52 were English 3 The Edison Ore Milling Syndicate had been created to exploit a method invented by Thomas Edison The new method involved processing the iron ore with an electromagnetic separator resulting in iron concentrates which were then used to produce pig iron and steel 4 In 1903 Persson together with the engineer Alfred Hasselbom discovered and acquired the rights to the ore deposits at Salangen in Troms county In 1906 Persson sold his rights in Salangen to two German companies 5 In 1907 the company Salangen Mining Limited Salangen Bergverksaktiebolag started up the Salang Works Salangsverket which were closed down in 1912 after a short but busy period of operation 6 Persson was criticized by some Norwegians for his profitable business in Norway By a royal decree of October 28 1907 he and the Rostvangen Company Ltd Aktieselskabet Rostvangen were refused their joint application for a license to acquire mining rights at the Rostvangen deposits in Hedmark in the same area where the Rostvangen Mines had been established in 1904 7 From 1875 to 1903 Persson served as the vice consul for the Netherlands From 1894 to 1911 he was the German consul in Helsingborg 1 Persson died in Helsingborg 1 References edit a b c d e f Nils Persson Svenskt biografiskt lexikon Retrieved July 18 2018 Johannesson Gosta 1984 Skane Halland og Blekinge om Skanelandskapens historia Stockholm Norstedts p 285 Fabelagtige Rigdomme Dunderlandsdalens kolossale Malm Dimenssioner Nordisk Tidende May 30 1901 p 7 Retrieved July 19 2018 Ronhaug Eliseus Johan 1996 Salangen kommune 125 ar 1871 1996 jubileumsskrift Sjovegan Kommunen p 25 ISBN 8299396506 Bjorklund Gunnar Jensvold Alvin 2013 Salangsverket Et nordnorsk industrieventyr Harstad Sor Troms museum p 60 Wago Solvar 1997 Ut av svartaste fjell den ro aste malm Salangsverket Tromso Troms fylkeskommune Kulturetaten p 9 ISBN 8278190356 Dokument nr 12 Stortingsforhandlinger 57 5 1908 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nils Persson industrialist amp oldid 1218804750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
