What you might not know is that Elkem has delivered microsilica to the construction of this building. Microsilica is a product that is captured from the smoke at silicon metal plants. Before Elkem invented filters for the smoke some 25 years ago all silicon plants - including our own which was the reason for trying to solve it - around the world polluted the air with it. After designing the filters we actually found out that the "powderish" microsilica gives a lot of benefit for the strenght of concrete and some other materials. This is good environmental and business thinking in one according to me!
This is also one of the reasons that I like working in an industrial company. Even though research runs may take long time and the products may not be as visible or "sexy" as consumer goods tend to be or at least are viewed as, innovations tend to get a large effect on the world, the business is often very international and customer relationships typically longlasting, which all are aspects that I like in my job.
