Hangöföretagens roll under 1940-talets smörjoljekris

Authors

• Yngve Malmén

Abstract

The role of Hangö-based companies during the 1940s lubrication oil crisis

Because of the war, in autumn 1940, Finland encountered shortage of lubricants and oils, and severe rationing had to be practiced. This led to the emergence of a substantial tar-based industry in Finland. The article describes how two Hangöbased companies, Finska Forcit- Dynamit Ab and Oy MEK-KEM Ab, took measures in facilitating the lubricant shortage at the time.