Swedish Match
From Free net encyclopedia
Swedish Match is a Swedish company based in Stockholm that makes tobacco products and matches. It was founded as Svenska Tändsticksaktiebolaget by Ivar Kreuger in 1917 in Jönköping ("City of the matches"). The company changed its name in 1980. The company owns Svenska Tobaks AB founded in 1915.
By expanding through acquisition of national monopolies and merging with the British company Bryant and May, in 1926, it became the worlds largest match manufacturer.
de:Swedish Match AB