Alfred Nobel bought AB Bofors-Gullspång in 1894 as he needed a suitable location to continue his experiments with propellants and to test-fire guns. After the purchase, he immediately began the construction of a new laboratory on the site. This was completed a year later in 1895. He employed several chemists to assist with his research. One of these new employees was Ragnar Sohlman who would later play a pivotal role in the execution of Alfred Nobel’s Will and setting the whole Nobel Prize process in motion.

In the new laboratory, intensive work began on a continuous-burning propellant. Alfred also immersed himself in other research projects within areas such as powder metallurgy, varnishes and creating artificial silk and synthetic rubber. Alfred also attempted to find solutions to problems which occurred when forging iron. He even experimented in aerial-photography by mounting a camera onto a rocket.

Today, Nobel’s laboratory houses an exhibition about Alfred Nobel’s research and discoveries plus a reconstruction of his laboratory which includes many original pieces of equipment. Alfred Nobel’s technical library is also housed here.