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Sustainability impact
Revenue (NOK) 2021
Share of revenue
Revenue (NOK) 2020:
Share of revenue
Silicones and silicon to solar industry
368 mill
1.1%
364,5 mill
1.5%
Foundry products for windmills
288 mill
0.9%
238 mill
1.0%
Silicones to construction
5063 mill
15%
700 mill
2.9%
Microsilica to concrete applications (reduces need for cement)
405 mill
1.2%
299 mill
1.2%
Silicon to aluminium (lighter vehicles
1056 mill
3.1%
883 mill
3.7%
Carbon to aluminum
582 mill
1.7%
317,9 mill
1.3%
Silicones for EV applications
851 mill
2.5%
33 mill
0.3%
Carbon electrode to silicon that ends
127 mill
0.4%
19,6 mill
0.1%
Revenue and total share of sold products supplying the green transition
33 717 mill
26%
24 025 mill
12%
Elkem's material environmental impact related to revenue
Unit
2019
2020
2021
2022
Energy use
MJ
6010
6400
6536
6542
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
Energy use per revenue
MJ/mNOK
0,27
0,27
0,19
0,14
GHG emissions/scope 1
mill tonnes
2,18
2,38
2,34
2,42
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
GHG emissions (scope 1) per revenue
t/mNOK
98
99
69
53
VOC emissions
t
82
82
51
10
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
VOC emissions per revenue
kg/mNOK
3,69
3,41
1,51
0,22
Freshwater use
megalitres
79 745
86 940
85 654
89 587
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
Freshwater use per revenue
megalitres /mNOK
3,58
3,62
2,54
1,95
COD emissions
kg
324 665
262 715
201 732
183 000
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
COD emissions per revenue
kg/mNOK
14,59
10,94
5,98
3,99
Total waste
t
466 443
237 645
397 247
462 745
Revenue
mNOK
22 246
24 025
33 717
45 898
Total waste per revenue
t/mNOK
20,97
9,89
11,78
10,08
Elkem's key end markets - where our products end up
End markets
Total
Elkem Silicones
Elkem Silicon Products
Elkem Carbon Solutions
Energy
10%
0.1%
13.5%
12%
Transportation
29%
25%
37.5%
25%
Construction
33%
32%
38%
36%
Consumer goods
7%
6%
1%
13%
Health and
5%
10%
1%
2%
Electronics
6%
2%
6%
9%
Chemical
10%
25%
3%
3%
Total
100%
100%
100%
100%
