Borregaard Norwegian company, established in 1889 in Sarpsborg, Norway. Its main products were pulp and paper. The company also started producing chemicals based on timber as a raw material. After a take-over in the 1980s, Borregaard is today the chemical division of the Orkla Group. 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The town and municipality Sarpsborg in the county of Østfold, Norway. ... An International Paper mill in South Carolina The global pulp and paper industry is dominated by North American (United States, Canada), northern European (Sweden, Finland) and East Asian countries (such as Japan). ... A chemical substance is any material substance used in or obtained by a process in chemistry: A chemical compound is a substance consisting of two or more chemical elements that are chemically combined in fixed proportions. ... This article does not give much verifiable information about the subject. ...