Nobel Industries Limited was founded in 1870 by Swedish chemist and industrialist Alfred Nobel for the production of the new explosive dynamite. At its peak, the factory was employing nearly 13,000 men and women. In the late 1960s construction began on a nylon and nitric acid plant, but this had a short life, closing down just 12 years later. There is an area still in use but most areas are now abandoned.
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