Elkem accelerates maintenance in Iceland
Elkem has decided to accelerate maintenance at its plant in Iceland. The accelerated maintenance will curtail production by temporarily shutting down one furnace at the ferrosilicon plant in Grundartangi, about 40 kilometres from the capital Reykjavik. The decision will have no impact on customers or employees.“We continue to utilise a period with somewhat lower sales to bring forward planned maintenance and improvement work to position for the future, now at our plant in Iceland. This will enable lower production costs once stronger market conditions return,” says Elkem’s senior vice