Australian Newsprint Mills

Australian Newsprint Mills was established in 1938 to build a newsprint manufacturing plant adjacent to the River Derwent at Boyer, Tasmania.^[1] Its founding chairman was Keith Murdoch.^[2] The plant opened in February 1941.^[3][4]

In August 1972, John Fairfax purchased News Limited's shareholding.^[5] By 1978, the major shareholders were the Herald & Weekly Times with 46% and John Fairfax with 35%.^[6] In August 1981 a second plant opened in Albury, New South Wales.^[7]

In March 1988 Fletcher Challenge purchased John Fairfax's 50% shareholding.^[8][9] The company was sold to Norske Skog in April 2000.^[10][11]