Founded in 1952, Tasman commenced production of newsprint at its Bay of Plenty mill in Kawerau, New Zealand, in 1955.Norske Skog Tasman is an entirely virgin fibre mill and uses sustainably managed plantation radiata pine. Annual paper production is up to 150,000 tonnes.Norske Skog Tasman is a manufacturer and supplier of directory, newsprint, improved newsprint and book paper products to publishers and print media organisations in New Zealand and overseas. It is a provider of emergency response, occupational health, operations and maintenance services to nearby industrial customers. It is also a generator, seller and significant consumer of electricity participating directly in New Zealand's wholesale electricity market.