Elkem produces metals and materials
Elkem is one of the world’s leading companies for environment-friendly production of metals and materials. Its main products are silicon, solar grade silicon, special alloys for the foundry industry, microsilica, carbon and energy. Elkem is making a big commitment to the solar power industry. Operating revenues in 2009 are NOK 7,4 billion. Elkem has approx 2,500 employees (per 2009-12-31).


 

Profit growth for Orkla in fourth quarter

(2010-02-09)


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Elkem donates NOK 100 000 to Haiti

(2010-01-26)

Elkem donates NOK 100 000 to relief work in Haiti. The money goes to Strømmestiftelsen, a Norwegian humanitarian organisation that has a network of collaberating partners in Haiti.

"We are all affected by the situation in Haiti and the many tragic stories that have been told in the media. Every krone we give goes to the important relief efforts that are now going on in Haiti", says CEO Helge Aasen.



Sale of Orkla’s hydropower assets in Salten closed

(2010-01-04) Today, Orkla sent the following notice to the Oslo Stock Exchange:

We refer to the notice to the Oslo Stock Exchange dated 5 October 2009 regarding Orkla-owned Elkem’s sale of its hydropower plants in Salten and Bremanger.

The shares in Elkem Energi Siso AS and Elkem Energi Lakshola AS (the power plants in Salten) was sold to Norsk Vannkraftproduksjon AS to a sale price of NOK 4,300 million. This transaction is today, on 4 January 2010, closed. 
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2009-11-03  Furnace at Elkem Bremanger to start end of November
2009-10-16  Future promise at Elkem Salten
2009-10-05  Orkla sells part of its hydropower assets
2009-09-17  Elkem Salten planning to start silicon furnace
2009-08-31  Statkraft and Elkem join forces on energy recovery