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Gyttorp has old ancestry within the mountain handling. In Gyttorp there has been ironworks and around there has been several mines. The name was at first Göttorpet, later Göttorp and comes from the oldest blast furnace during the 1500 (Göt = cast).
In a radie of 3 km there has been Pershyttan, Stribergs, Rödbergs and Åsbobergsfjällen plus Hällstaberg, Berga, Lämnås, Grind, Kopparbäcken and Annebergs mines, in different times. Between the factory and part of the community, floats the Hagby creek whichs runs further into the lake Vikern. During the 1500s there was a smelter here. During the 1600s, an ironworks was developed called Göttorps Kronobruk. Between 1606 to 1625 they did cast over 200 cannons plus a couple of thousand cannon balls. As an comparsion, the blast furnace did blow 124 times in 1613, but Guldsmedshyttan did only blow 99 times same year. Kronobruket did stop in 1668.
Around 1715 a coppar smeltery was built in Gyttorp by Gabriel Petré, Nora. Coppar was cast until around 1755. The ore did came from Kåfalla area.
1858 a gun powder mill was started which were to become the foundation of later development, to one of the countries biggest explosive manufacturer, which in turn did make one of the countries big narrow gauge networks.
5 years after the powder mill was started, they also started making fuses. 1867 ammonia powder was added and the year after that, making of nitroglycerine was started after a primitive method used by the competitor Vinterviken in Stockholm. The company is still named Gyttorps Krutbruk AB (krut = gun powder, bruk = mill, AB = Ltd). Ammoniumnitrat is a new product in 1874. During the 1880, the competion with Vinterviken is making new heights, hard for them both. Vinterviken tryes to prosecute against Gyttorp in 1882, with no success. 1888 new name is taken to Gyttorps Sprängämnes AB (sprängämne = explosives). During 1890-s shares is bought in closeby factories in Ramsberg and Nora. At the end of the century, G owns them both.
Co-operation is started in 1902 with Vinterviken, regarding common prices. A fusion is done in 1915 by creating a new company, Nitro Glycerin AB who buys both Gyttorp and Vinterviken. This action makes it possible for Gyttorp to widen it's selection of products, for example, in 1916 is started manufactur of Nitrolit and a trofylant called Defensit. Rebuilds are done all the time. In 1919 an investigation is made, which points on the benefits of moving hole of Vinterviken to Gyttorp. Same year 2 tons of dynamite is made per day. During 1921 the move is started. After that only research and development plus distribution offices remains in Vinterviken. During the rest of the 1920s, a constant growth of business and buildings is made in Gyttorp. For example, further expansion in Åkernäs and Bastnäs.
The mine Bergsäng/Anneberg is bought from Strömsnäs Järnverks AB (järnverk = iron work) and shall be used for lead pellet making. The office in Stockholm is moved to Gyttorp in 1935. 1947-48 a new lab and workers homes are built. At Bastnäs a new factory is built, and production starts in 1954. Already the year after, new buildings are made, also during 1960-62. In 1964 a 100-year jubileum is held and a memorial book is published. In 1965 the name is changed to the current, Nitro Nobel AB, Gyttorp. Next big company change is in 1986 when Nitro is bought by the Norwegian company Hydro.