FORMOVANIE ORGANIZAČNEJ ŠTRUKTÚRY A AKTIVITY OBCHODNÝCH SPOLOČNOSTÍ SLOVENSKÝCH PAPIERENSKÝCH A CELULÓZOVÝCH PODNIKOV V ROKOCH 1939 – 1945

Wood and wood product commerce was a very important area of the foreign trade of the Czechoslovak Republic and later the Slovak Republic (1939–1945). As a part of the state business activities the trade in cellulose and paper products was also an important aspect of it. After the change in the geopolitical conditions in Central Europe and the establishment of the Slovak state, cellulose and paper trade organizations were formed in Slovakia. Gradually, agreements were concluded between individual businesses, which shaped the organizational structure of companies and specific rules of their activities. The agreements included securing the sale of contracted cellulose inland and abroad, representing and protecting the interests of the Slovak cellulose industry, and contacts with foreign organizations. The conclusion of an agreement also meant the redistribution of export quotas for individual companies.