Language Career Press Contact Download centre About Elkem Sustainability Technology & innovation Elkem About Elkem Vision and values Elkem’s mission is to contribute to a sustainable future by providing advanced silicon and carbon solutions, creating value for our stakeholders globally. We believe that safe and eco-efficient production is the only way forward and that together we can develop solutions to many of the world’s challenges. Our vision: Advanced materials shaping the future Silicon and carbon are essential elements for the production of current and future materials. In Elkem we believe that safe and environment-friendly production of these materials is the only way forward and that together our employees, customers, suppliers and partners can develop solutions to many of the challenges facing our society. Elkem’s products are based on two of the most common elements in the earth’s crust, silicon and carbon. Elkem’s carbon solutions are required in the production of steel, aluminium, silicon and other metals. Silicon is used to enhance the properties of materials such as aluminium or concrete, and Elkem’s solutions are essential in a vast array of products, from computers and smart phones, kitchen utensils and medical equipment to windmills and solar cells. Elkem is at the forefront when it comes to understanding the complexities of the silicon process. Our research contributes to safer and more efficient production. This reduces energy consumption, emissions (e.g. CO2 and NOx), increases yields and allows for the efficient usage of more and more by-products. Elkem is working to implement energy management and energy recovery at all plants. Our ultimate aim is to remove all waste in the production process by turning all by-products and side streams into useful and valuable products. Our values guide our work Elkem’s values form the foundation for the way we do business in Elkem. Our dedicated employees base their work on involvment, respect, precision and continuous improvement. Involvement commits people. We know that only people can identify problems and opportunities and find solutions. By involving colleagues, customers and other stakeholders, and by being transparent and committed to teamwork, we increase our ability to learn and develop new solutions. We respect the law, the environment, our employees, colleagues, customers, suppliers, owners, local communities and different cultures. Respect is about being fair, open and honest, trusting your colleagues and partners and appreciating diversity. Commitment to precision in our work to develop and follow standards of best practice and safe and stable production. By establishing work and safety standards, we can measure and continuously improve our performance. We know that the value chain can always be improved. We do this through experimenting, using new technology and looking for ways to eliminating waste. Continuous improvement means that we are always looking for improvement potential, keeping an open mind and always ready to learn and share our knowledge. Shortcuts to... Career Press Contact Download centre About Elkem Sustainability Technology & innovation Solutions for... Aluminium Automotive Building & construction Chemical industry Electric arc furnaces Electronics & Solar Energy Engineering Oilfield Polymer applications R&D services Refractories and ceramics Business areas Elkem Silicon Materials Products & markets Fibre cement additive GroutAid® Gypsum board additive High performance concrete High performance concrete Materials for refractories Oilfield solutions Polymer additives Polysilicon Silgrain® for batteries Silicon for aluminium alloys Silicon for aluminium brazing Silicon for ceramics Silicon for glass coating Silicon for silicones About Elkem Silicon Materials Elkem Bremanger plant Elkem Salten plant Elkem Thamshavn plant Elkem Foundry Products Products Ferrosilicon for steel Iron foundry products Recarburisers About Elkem Foundry Products Elkem Foundry China plant Elkem Bremanger plant Elkem Iceland plant Elkem Chicoutimi plant Elkem Bjølvefossen plant Elkem Carbon Products Carbon electrodes Cathode blocks Cathode ramming pastes Coal tar products Lining materials Söderberg electrode paste Taphole and ladle materials About Elkem Carbon Elkem Ferroveld Joint Venture Elkem Carboindustrial plant Elkem Carboderivados plant Elkem Carbon Fiskaa plant Elkem Carbon China plant Bluestar Silicones About Bluestar Silicones Contact Editor Marit Flinder Johannessen | Executive editor Kristin Karlstad Elkem AS | Drammensveien 169 | Postboks 334, Skøyen, NO-0213 Oslo, Norway | +47 22 45 01 00 Follow us: Structure & legal Privacy policy