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1918
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The blacksmith Jonas Östberg set up a shop in Alfta, Sweden, and it later grew into Ösa, i.e. Östbergs Smidesfabrik Alfta, M&G Östberg.
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1968
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Kockums Industri was founded in Sweden.
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1969
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Bruun System AB was founded in Sweden.
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1974
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Lokomo in Finland and Ösa in Sweden started cooperation.
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1974
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Makeri was founded in Finland.
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1983
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Rauma-Repola Forest Machine Group was established in Finland under Rauma-Repola Oy Lokomo-industries. The Forest Machine Group was negotiating the purchase of Timberjack, Valmet and Kockums forest machine operations. Lokomo Forest was founded in Finland.
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1983
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Rauma-Repola Forest Machine Group acquired Kockums forest machine operations in Sweden.
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1986
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Rauma-Repola Forest Machine Group was negotiating with Caterpillar about cooperation and acquired 60 % of the French Cemet-Agrip and entered into a cooperation with Timberjack.
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1988
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Rauma-Repola forest machine operations were gathered under the name FMG. The Group acquired 100 % of Cemet-Agrip and signed a cooperation agreement with the Japanese Komatsu.
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1989
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Rauma-Repola purchased 100 % of Timberjack.
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1990
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The group was renamed FMG Timberjack.
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1991
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Rauma-Repola merged with a Finnish company United Paper Mills and FMG Timberjack was attached to Rauma-group.
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1994
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FMG Timberjack was renamed Timberjack-group.
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1997
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Timberjack had 50th anniversary.
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1999
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Rauma-group and a Finnish company Valmet were merged. They were named Metso-group.
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| 2000 |
Deere & Company acquired Timberjack-group from Metso. |
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2005
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Timberjack Oy was renamed John Deere Forestry Oy and the new machinery was trademarked John Deere.
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