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Elkem Silicon Products is at the forefront of technology, so we are constantly improving ourselves and developing new products and production processes.

As we are always in close communication with our customers around the world, we are also regularly organising seminars and attending national and international congresses and exhibitions.

14.09.2022

Elkem to Exhibit Specialty Alloys for Cast Iron at FundiExpo 2022 in Mexico

Monterrey, Mexico, September 14, 2022: Elkem Silicon Products – together with Martin Foundry Products, Elkem’s distributor in Mexico – will exhibit its high-performance foundry alloys at FundiExpo 2022 in Monterrey, Mexico from September 28 to 30, 2022. Elkem’s unique foundry alloys improve the properties and production of grey, ductile, and compacted-graphite iron castings.  
14.09.2022

Elkem Silicon Products to attend the 65th International Colloquium on Refractories 2022

Germany, September 14th 2022: Elkem Silicon Products will be present at the 65th International Colloquium on Refractories in Aachen, Germany. The event will take place on September 28 and 29, 2022. It serves as a worldwide forum for the exchange of business interests and the advancement of scientific knowledge among all manufacturers, clients, end users, and suppliers in the refractory industry. Our team will be on site to present research papers and engage with you on all refractories-related topics.r
13.09.2022

Elkem Silicon Products at Aluminium 2022

Germany, 13th of September 2022:  Elkem Silicon Products will be attending Aluminium 2022 in Düsseldorf, Germany, from September 27th to 29th . Our team will be there to showcase our exceptional selection of silicon and discuss the future of the aluminium  and aluminium brazing industries with you.
13.06.2022

SIDISTAR™ team at DKT IRC 2022

Germany, June 10th 2022: Elkem Silicon Products will be attending the German and International Rubber Conference 2022 on 27 - 30 June 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany.
08.06.2022

Elkem Silicon Products at Ceramitec 2022

Germany, 7 June 2022:  Elkem Silicon Products will be attending Ceramitec 2022 in München, Germany, from June 21st to June 24th . Our team will be there to showcase our exceptional selection of silicon powders and discuss the future of the ceramic industry with you.
31.05.2022

Elkem Silicon Products at FENAF 2022

Brazil, May 31st: Elkem Silicon Products is looking forward to attending the Latin American Foundry Fair 2022 at the Pro Magno Events Center on June 13th –June 16th, where our team will be available to discuss the future of foundries with you.
31.05.2022

Elkem Silicon Products at AABC 2022

Germany, 31st of May 2022: Elkem Silicon Products will take part in AABC Europe in Mainz, Germany. Our team will showcase our premium Silgrain® silicon powder for batteries and present Elkem's environmental, social and governance approach to doing business.
14.04.2022

7th International Conference on Refractories in Jamshedpur, India

07.04.2022

Elkem continues to be your trusted partner in challenging times at IFEX 2022

01.04.2022

Elkem features new cast-iron inoculants at foundry conference

15.03.2022

Come see our team to learn about our solutions for Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Batteries

United States, 15th of March: Elkem ASA will be at the International Battery Seminar March 28-31, 2022 in Orlando, FL. Our technical teams from both Elkem’s Silicones division as well as Elkem’s Silicon products division will not only be showcasing our specialized silicone solutions for battery applications, but also our Silgrain® e-Si grade silicon powders.
08.03.2022

Elkem Silicon Products to attend UNITECR '22

United States, 8th of March: Elkem Silicon Products looks forward to welcoming you at UNITECR ‘22 at the Chicago Hilton on March 15-18. Our team will be there to answer any commercial or technical questions related to the application and benefits of Elkem Microsilica® and complementary products (SioxX®, AloxX® and EMSIL-DRY™).
04.03.2022

Elkem Silicon Products is excited to be attending the AMI Cables Conference 2022

Germany, 4th of March 2022: From 14 to 16 March Elkem Silicon Products will be attending the AMI Cables Conference at Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany. Our team will be present to showcase the benefits of Sidistar® in flame retardant solutions to the cables industry.
03.03.2022

Elkem ASA – Elkem rated in top 1% on sustainability by EcoVadis

14.10.2021

Elkem launches global climate roadmap

06.09.2021

64th International Colloquium on Refractories 2021

Oslo, 6 September 2021: On 29 and 30 September 2021, Elkem Silicon Products will be present at the International Colloquium on Refractories (ICR®) 2021 at EUROGRESS, Aachen, Germany. 
20.04.2021

Global knowledge sharing at Metal China 2021

Shanghai, 20 April 2021: From May 26-28 Elkem Silicon Products will be present on booth 1D08 at Metal China 2021 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), China.
12.04.2021

Elkem engineer receives prestigious award from American Foundry Society

Schaumburg, Illinois; April 12, 2021 – Cathrine Hartung, a Senior Engineer at the Elkem’s Research and Development Center in Kristiansand, Norway, has been awarded the American Foundry Society’s prestigious Award for Scientific Merit. The award was presented at the Society’s 2021 Metalcasting Congress, its first virtual conference in its 125-year history. The congress is taking place virtually from April 12 to 22, 2021.
12.04.2021

Elkem introduces new ductile-iron inoculant at Foundry Conference

Oslo, Norway; April 12, 2021 - A new Elkem bismuth inoculant that cost-effectively improves ductile-iron structures and properties is being introduced at the Elkem Silicon Products virtual booth at the 2021 AFS Metalcasting Congress in the United States. 
03.11.2020

Launching - Silgrain® Pyro

Elkem is now serving leading companies world-wide which are using explosives in mining, tunneling and other civilian operations.  
10.08.2020

From Elkem Tana and Svelgen, Norway to Mars!

On July 30th the fifth NASA mission to Mars was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in the U.S. with Elkem’s unique specialty silicon powder product Silgrain® onboard.
24.06.2020

Refractories app launch

All you always wanted to know about microsilica and other Elkem products for refractories, but never dared to ask ….. is now available in the new Materials for Refractories app.
11.02.2020

Elkem Foundry Products offer complete solutions at IFEX 2020

India, 11 February 2020: From February 28 until March 1, Elkem Foundry Products will be supporting IFEX 2020 at the Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, India. There, Elkem will highlight their package to support foundries with not only excellent products but also crucial technical advice.
18.10.2019

UNITECR 2019

Our renowned Elkem Vikings set their feet upon Japanese soil at this year's UNITECR, experiencing true "omotenashi", the quintessential spirit of Japanese hospitality.
19.09.2019

Elkem Foundry Products at FENAF 2019, Brazil

From 17-20 September 2019, Elkem attends the key tradeshow exhibition for foundry industry in South America, FENAF 2019 and brings to Brazil the general manager for Tenbloc® production, Steve Carter.
13.08.2019

Promoting Sustainable Concrete Tunnels

New industry project to promote sustainable concrete tunnels Elkem founder member of a new consortium to research and design environmentally friendly concrete tunnels.  
12.07.2019

ILCCC 2019

ESM: a key sponsor at the 1st International Conference on Innovation and Low-Carbon Cement and Concrete Technology (ILCCC); busy promoting Elkem Microsilica®  
12.06.2019

Elkem Foundry Products takes casting iron to the next level at GIFA 2019

Dusseldorf, 12 June 2019: From 25 until 29 June Elkem Foundry Products will be present at GIFA, the world’s leading trade fair for casting technology, in Dusseldorf, Germany. There, Elkem will highlight its all-round competence to improve the metallurgical iron foundry process.
01.06.2019

Elkem Iceland celebrates 40-year anniversary

Akranes, 1 June 2019: Today, Elkem Iceland celebrates its 40-year anniversary. The plant, located in Akranes - 40 kilometers north of the capital of Reykjavik (IS), is one of the world’s largest ferrosilicon plant in the world, focused on sustainable production of high quality, specialty ferrosilicon.
30.04.2019

AADE 2019 Denver

Elkem Silicon Materials was present at the recent 2019 American Association of Drilling Engineers (AADE) National Technical Conference and Exhibition in Denver, Colorado.
10.04.2019

Microsilica Success Story

Back in 2015, the European Commission was looking for success stories for their Industrial Emission Directive. Now it is official: silica fume (microsilica) has been recognised and published as a success story!
11.03.2019

Battery Japan

Elkem participated at the recent Battery Japan conference, the largest exhibition for batteries in Japan.The Elkem divisions of Silicones, Carbon and Silicon Materials successfully presented their joint solution to the battery industry.
26.02.2019

Elkem Foundry Products presents more sustainable alternatives at Metal & Metallurgy China 2019

China, 25 February 2019: From 13 until 16 March Elkem Foundry Products will be present at Metal & Metallurgy 2019 in Shanghai, China. There, it will highlight Ultraseed Zr® inoculant and Preseed® preconditioner which support a more sustainable foundry process.
07.02.2019

AABC 2019

Three Elkem Divisions, Silicon Materials, Carbon and Silicones, teamed together recently at the 2019 AABC (Advanced Automotive Battery Conference) in Strasbourg.  Their goal: to offer customers optimal solutions to deliver their potential.