As part of its climate strategy, Elkem is committed to cutting CO2 emissions and resource-use to reach climate-neutral production by 2050, notably by increasing recycling in its own operations and developing circular loops with customers and suppliers. In 2021, Elkem initiated a collaborative project* dedicated to breaking down silicone waste, using eco-designed depolymerization methods. This project led to…

"Wir nutzen weiterhin eine Periode mit etwas niedrigeren Umsätzen, um geplante Wartungs- und Verbesserungsarbeiten vorzuziehen, um uns für die Zukunft zu positionieren, jetzt in unserem Werk in Island. Dies wird niedrigere Produktionskosten ermöglichen, sobald die Marktbedingungen wieder besser sind", sagt Inge A. Grubben-Strømnes, Senior Vice President für Siliziumprodukte bei Elkem. Elkem wird insgesamt…

The investment is based on well-known technology and constitutes an expansion of a running Elkem facility, thereby further improving productivity and profitability. The increased production of high-quality products will be supplied to a major customer on a long-term contract. Elkem will also have options to sell additional supply to others. The investment will increase the production capacity by up to 40…

Der Pilotversuch zur Kohlenstoffabscheidung ist eine Zusammenarbeit zwischen Elkem, Mo Industripark, SMA Mineral, SINTEF, Alcoa, Celsa Group, Ferroglobe PLC, Norcem AS, NorFraKalk AS, ACT Cluster und Aker Carbon Capture. Bei vollständiger Umsetzung können 1,5 Millionen Tonnen CO2 aus ihren gemeinsamen Emissionen abgeschieden werden. In ein paar Monaten werden die Tests bei SMA Mineral beginnen. Amund Vik,…

KeyVest was established in 2007 as an independent processing and milling company of silicon carbide and silicon metal powders. The company is also a distributor of related products such as ferrosilicon nitride, fused silica, boron carbide, and aluminium powder. KeyVest focuses on building long-term relationships with its customers and produces around 140 tailormade products as per customer requirements,…

The new energy recovery plant will recover 28% of the electrical energy used at Elkem Salten, equal to the power consumption of about 15,000 Norwegian households. Together with other energy recovery installations implemented at Elkem plants, this brings the total energy recovery of the group to approximately 900 GWh per year, similar to the capacity of the largest wind park in Norway. “Elkem aims to be part…

Elkem, a global leader in silicon-based advanced materials, today announces a new climate roadmap detailing how the company plans to develop its business in line with the aim of the Paris agreement of limiting global warming to well below two degrees. The company aims to reduce its total fossil CO2 emissions by 28% from 2020-31 while growing its supplies to the green transition – thereby delivering a 39%…

As the next step towards large-scale production, Elkem is now establishing Vianode as a new company and brand dedicated to develop and produce sustainable and high quality active anode materials to meet the needs of the exponentially growing electric vehicles marketplace. Vianode has been established as a fully-owned subsidiary of Elkem and Elkem’s existing activities in advanced battery materials will…

Currently, Elkem is conducting a feasibility study for the establishment of carbon capture at the Norwegian smelters. In connection with the feasibility study, Elkem has entered into agreements with two alternative technology providers: Aker Carbon Capture and Saipem. Elkem, one of the world's leading suppliers of silicon-based advanced materials, has a broad and comprehensive approach to the work of…

The two companies will join competence and technology solutions to develop and manufacture biocarbon and other products for Elkem’s production processes. The biocarbon will be produced at Vow Industries planned plant at Follum, outside Oslo in Norway, from a sustainable feedstock comprised of forestry wood mass, wood waste and other wood materials. “Elkem is one of the world’s leading companies in the…