Elkem Company Overview and Financials
Elkem history
Foundation
■ Sam Eyde establishes Elkem
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Development of electro-
metallurgical processes
Expansion
■ Producer of aluminium
Partner with Alcoa
■ Rhône-Poulenc is
established in 1948
Internationalisation
■ International expansion; steel
and ferroalloys
Acquisition of Union Carbide
Growth & specialisation
■ Bluestar acquired Rhodia
Silicones, BSI established
in 2007
■ Elkem acquired by Bluestar
1904
1940s-1960s
1970-1980s
1916-1930s
1960s-1970s
1990s-2000s
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Merger with BSI in 2015
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Spin-off of Elkem Solar
2000s-2015
2015-Present
Elkem
Well positioned
for future profitable
growth
Innovation
Söderberg aluminium
process invented
■ Elkem listed on Oslo Børs
Industrial giant
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Xinghuo plant is established in
1968
■ Elkem merges with Christiania
Spikerverk
Portfolio optimisation
■ Sold metal businesses
Acquisition of Icelandic Alloys
Start-up of Elkem Solar
■ Elkem is delisted from
Oslo Børs
Integration
Becoming a global, integrated
leader in silicon-based advanced
material solutions
Integration and acquisition of
Xinghuo and Yongdeng, with
successful branch expansion at
Xinghuo incl. planned capacity
increase
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