this is a world leader in silicon materials, castings, and carbon and solar grade polysilicon, with widespread recognition and many world-leading technologies.
it has a metallic silicon production capacity of 148,000t/a and metallic silicon and micro-silica as its principal products. elkem is the leading global supplier for the micro-silica market.
the company’s casting alloy production capacity is 260,000t/a and its principal product is . its ferrosilicon magnesium alloy has the largest market share in europe, as does its inoculant, in europe, america and india. its silicon-based special alloy has the largest market share in china.
elkem’s carbon production capacity is 430,000t/a. its carbon products are mainly sold in europe, south america, and the asian-pacific region. its electrode paste claims a 60-percent share of the global market.
elkem has independently developed to this. it also established the world’s first metallurgy solar polysilicon industrialization unit.