Elkem curtails production capacity in Norway to accelerate maintenance
Elkem has decided to partially curtail its production in Norway by temporarily shutting down two furnaces – one in Thamshavn and one in Rana. The decision will have no impact on customers or employees.“We have decided to utilise a period with somewhat lower sales to bring forward planned maintenance and improvement work to position for the future. This will enable lower production costs once stronger market conditions return,” says Elkem’s senior vice president for Silicon Products, Inge A. Grubben-Strømnes. Elkem will invest a total of around NOK 200 million in maintenance and