Elkem ASA is an international chemical company that produces silicones, silicon, alloys for the foundry industry, carbon and microsilica, and other materials.Elkem was founded in 1904, and has more than 7,200 employees and fields 31 production sites worldwide. Elkem is also listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: ELK).
History
Elkem was founded in 1904 by the industrial entrepreneur Sam Eyde (1866 – 1940) as Det Norske Aktieselskab for elektro-kemisk Industri (Elektrokemisk). The company was established with funding from the prominent Wallenberg family and Knut Tillberg.
In 1917 a ferroalloy plant was acquired and Elkem started production of the Söderberg electrode.[1]
In 1972, the company merged with Christiania Spigerverk, also becoming a producer of steel.[2]