Resolving business and national interests in time of war. Fritz von Friedländer-Fuld and his German resources in Norway during the First World War
Abstract This article documents the connection between Germany’s raw sulphur requirements and the way in which Norwegian pyrite deposits at Björkaasen in Northern Norway were managed by its owner in Berlin, von Friedländer-Fuld. During the early phase of the war Björkaasen was unprepared for product...
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crdegruyter:10.1524/jbwg.2011.52.1.163 2023-05-15T17:14:08+02:00 Resolving business and national interests in time of war. Fritz von Friedländer-Fuld and his German resources in Norway during the First World War Stensland, Rolf Harald 2011 http://dx.doi.org/10.1524/jbwg.2011.52.1.163 https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1524/jbwg.2011.52.1.163/xml https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1524/jbwg.2011.52.1.163/pdf en eng Walter de Gruyter GmbH Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook volume 52, issue 1, page 163-188 ISSN 2196-6842 0075-2800 Economics and Econometrics History journal-article 2011 crdegruyter https://doi.org/10.1524/jbwg.2011.52.1.163 2022-04-14T05:01:52Z Abstract This article documents the connection between Germany’s raw sulphur requirements and the way in which Norwegian pyrite deposits at Björkaasen in Northern Norway were managed by its owner in Berlin, von Friedländer-Fuld. During the early phase of the war Björkaasen was unprepared for production, but by greatly increasing its labour force it was possible to gear the mines up for exports during the course of the war. The British blockade prevented exports to Germany. Using the railway from Narvik it was possible to export pyrites to Sweden to cover the requirements of the Swedish sulphite cellulose industry. Swedish interests wanted to acquire Björkaasen, but without German partownership, while German majority ownership and corresponding German control of production were Friedländer-Fuld’s basic goals. After Friedländer-Fuld’s death in the summer of 1917 Björkaasen was sold in line with Swedish wishes. The Swedish buyers wanted to re-sell Björkaasen but were unable to do so in a wartime economy that was on the wane. Article in Journal/Newspaper Narvik Narvik Northern Norway De Gruyter (via Crossref) Norway Narvik ENVELOPE(17.427,17.427,68.438,68.438) Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftsgeschichte / Economic History Yearbook 52 1 163 188 |
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Abstract This article documents the connection between Germany’s raw sulphur requirements and the way in which Norwegian pyrite deposits at Björkaasen in Northern Norway were managed by its owner in Berlin, von Friedländer-Fuld. During the early phase of the war Björkaasen was unprepared for production, but by greatly increasing its labour force it was possible to gear the mines up for exports during the course of the war. The British blockade prevented exports to Germany. Using the railway from Narvik it was possible to export pyrites to Sweden to cover the requirements of the Swedish sulphite cellulose industry. Swedish interests wanted to acquire Björkaasen, but without German partownership, while German majority ownership and corresponding German control of production were Friedländer-Fuld’s basic goals. After Friedländer-Fuld’s death in the summer of 1917 Björkaasen was sold in line with Swedish wishes. The Swedish buyers wanted to re-sell Björkaasen but were unable to do so in a wartime economy that was on the wane. |
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Resolving business and national interests in time of war. Fritz von Friedländer-Fuld and his German resources in Norway during the First World War |
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