Swedish East India Company
In 1793, when Chalmers was 45 years old, he had been living in Canton for ten years. Afterwards, he returned to Sweden as the manager of the Swedish East India Company as well as the manager of Trollhätte Kanalverk (a canal that runs through Trollhättan). He faithfully contributed to the finalization of the canal and was able to leave the company seven years later (1800). Six years post the finalization of the canal, the last Swedish East India Company-ship arrived into Sweden. On it were the trading merchandises from China and Spain. The importations from Spain and China allowed Sweden to widen its international relation, thus the porcelain from China and the silver from Spain was exported to other countries, as well as Sweden's own products; wood, iron and artillery.
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