The R&D department for Eramet’s Manganese Alloys activity in Norway, France, the USA and Gabon is located at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim. The department develops technological solutions and innovations to produce more efficiently and to reduce our climate and environmental footprint further. The R&D department supports the smelters’ long-term goals by developing expertise in seven key areas:
- Manganese Oxygen Refining (MOR)
- Low Carbon silicomanganese (LC SiMn)
- Carbon materials, including biocarbon and electrodes
- Control of fugitive emissions
- Climate solutions
- Circular economy
- Digital transformation
The department collaborates with Eramet Ideas, the Group’s research & innovation centre in France, and with leading universities, research institutes, expert groups and other companies. The collaborative projects have a total annual cost framework of almost NOK 500 million (€42M). Several of the projects are supported by the Research Council of Norway, Enova, Gassnova, Innovation Norway and the EU.
* Low Carbon
