Bluestar Elkem's Green Innovation Achievements Famous Overseas - Recognized and Supported by the French and Norwegian Governments

Recently, Bluestar Elkem, a subsidiary of Sinochem, has carried out extensive scientific and technological cooperation and shared technological innovation achievements around green and sustainable development, which has been affirmed and supported by the French and Norwegian governments
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Silicone field:

Received funding from France's "Revitalization Plan"

The French government announced that Bluestar Elkem has received funding from the French "Revitalization Plan" project initiated by French President Emmanuel Macron to support the company's production of specialty silicones at its Saint-Fonne plant in the Rhône province
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Agnes Pannier-Lunacher, representative of the French Ministry of Industry, said: "The development of high-performance silicone production is of great significance for industrial development, and Bluestar Elkem is welcome to invest in the upstream production unit of Roussillon.
French 'revitalization plan' to support
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As the downstream of the Roussillon plant, Bluestar Elkem is accelerating a series of investments in the special silicone unit of the Shengfeng plant to meet the current challenges of sustainable development, meet higher market demands and adapt faster market changes
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Frederic Jacquein, senior vice president of Blue Star Elkem Silicones Division, said: "The growth of silicone demand is inseparable from the green transition, these materials are electric mobility, low carbon production, green building and certain plastics.
Substitutes provide the basic guarantee, and we have accelerated and increased our investment due to strong market growth and increasing demand from European customers
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　　These investments will increase the production capacity and automation level of the Shengfeng plant and optimize product quality and purity.
It is estimated that the total investment will reach 15 million to 20 million euros in 2022-2023
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　　Field of battery materials:

　　Harvest support from Norway's "Green Platform Plan"

　　As countries around the world accelerate their transition to a green, low-carbon and circular economy, the electric vehicle industry has ushered in a new wave of development
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　　The Norwegian government's "Green Platform Program" has allocated approximately NOK 100 million to support the research project "Sustainable Materials for the Battery Value Chain", which Bluestar Elkem and its subsidiary Vianode have joined, in partnership with the Norwegian Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research.
, the Norwegian Institute of Energy Technology in an innovative project to support Norway’s green transition by reducing carbon emissions in battery production, which will cover all aspects of the battery value chain
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　　Jan Christian Vestre, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway, said: "The Norwegian government wants to use the 'Green Platform Initiative' to stimulate businesses to invest more and faster in green sustainable solutions and products, to promote Norway's green transition and create green growth
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　　Vianode, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bluestar Elkem, produces advanced battery materials that improve the safety and shorten charging times of electric vehicles and other energy storage applications
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　　Stian Madshus, vice president and general manager of European affairs at Vianode, a subsidiary of Bluestar Elkem, said: "The world needs greener batteries, and Bluestar Elkem and Vianode are committed to providing advanced anode materials and look forward to collaborating with other industry partners
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　　In addition, Bluestar Elkem has also improved the safety performance and cruising range of power batteries through the application of organic silicon in electric vehicles
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　　Biocarbon Field:

　　The establishment of green and low-carbon production cases in various places

　　Bluestar Elkem insists on making full use of bio-carbon technology in the production field, establishing low-emission standards for the industry, and achieving "take from nature and give back to nature"
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　　In the past ten years, Bluestar Elkem has established successful cases of green and low-carbon production all over the world: in Canada, Bluestar Elkem invested in a new bio-carbon pilot plant to conduct industrial verification of Elkem's renewable bio-carbon technology.
Pushing the metal smelting process towards “climate neutrality” can help reduce carbon dioxide emissions
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