{"id":51231,"date":"2024-12-10T17:07:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T16:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/?page_id=51231"},"modified":"2025-07-07T17:01:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T15:01:01","slug":"research-and-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/en\/activities\/research-and-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-right:20%;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Eramet\u2019s Manganese Alloys Business Unit Research and Development (R&amp;D) vision is a research activity located close to the plants for a sustainable and data-driven operation. Our R&amp;D efforts are at the heart of our mission to be a leader of the manganese alloys industry in terms of innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence. With a focus on reducing environmental impact, improving efficiency, and driving technological advancement, the R&amp;D department plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of the company and the industry.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column KeyFigure\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.92%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.94%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.94%;--awb-width-small:75%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.3066666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.3066666666667%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-1 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon icon-bold-eramet-frame-161 circle-no\" style=\"--awb-iconcolor:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-iconcolor-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-font-size:50px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Collaborative Projects<br \/>\n<strong>\u20ac 43 million\/year<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column KeyFigure\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.92%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.94%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.94%;--awb-width-small:75%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.3066666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.3066666666667%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-2 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon icon-bold-eramet-frame-162 circle-no\" style=\"--awb-font-size:50px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>Trondheim\u2019s Research<br \/>\n<strong>7 key<br \/>\nareas<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_4 1_4 fusion-flex-column KeyFigure\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:20px;--awb-padding-right:20px;--awb-padding-bottom:20px;--awb-padding-left:20px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-custom_color_6);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:25%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.92%;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.94%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.94%;--awb-width-small:75%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.3066666666667%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.3066666666667%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><i class=\"fb-icon-element-3 fb-icon-element fontawesome-icon icon-bold-eramet-frame-160 circle-no\" style=\"--awb-font-size:50px;--awb-align-self:center;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:0px;\"><\/i><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-bottom:0px;\"><p>R&amp;D<br \/><strong>5 major partners<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column block-16-9\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:1;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"R&#038;D&#8211;Strategic-Focus-Areas\" src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-51542\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Strategic-Focus-Areas.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><h2 class=\"fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"--fontsize: 24; line-height: 1.2;\" data-fontsize=\"24\" data-lineheight=\"28.8px\">Strategic focus areas<\/h2>\n<p>Eramet Norway\u2019s R&amp;D initiatives are structured around key priorities that align with its sustainability and operational goals:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Climate solutions<\/strong>: Developing technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, including the use of biocarbon and advancements in Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sustainability: <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Circular economy<\/strong>: Optimizing the use of resources (energy, raw materials), finding innovating ways to repurpose by-products and reduce waste, turning industrial by-products like&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/en\/activities\/products\/\"><strong>Silica Green Stone\u00a9<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and furnace gases into valuable resources. Collaborations with research institutions drive innovation, ensuring efficient resource use across operations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Environment<\/strong>: Minimizing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/en\/commitments\/environment\/\"><strong>environmental<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;impact of our operations, in particular emissions to air and water.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Energy efficiency<\/strong>: Enhancing <a href=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/en\/commitments\/environment\/energy-climate\/\">energy recovery<\/a> systems to optimize resource use and reduce consumption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital transformation<\/strong>: Using data-driven solutions for process optimization, improving precision and efficiency to reduce inefficiencies.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:2;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Eramet Norway\u2019s R&amp;D department is the core of the Manganese Alloys R&amp;D Business Unit. It is composed of four experts located in <a href=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/en\/activities\/sites\/trondheim\/\">Trondheim<\/a>, where we work closely with internal partners (processing plants, Eramet Ideas) and external partners. Key collaborations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eramet.com\/en\/innovation\/eramet-ideas-research-development\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eramet Ideas<\/a>: We are fully integrated with the Eramet group\u2019s research and innovation centre (based in France with over 150 employees covering all of Eramet\u2019s activities) to constitute Manganese Alloys R&amp;D.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Academic institutions<\/strong>: Partnerships with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntnu.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NTNU<\/a> (Norwegian University of Science and Technology) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sintef.no\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SINTEF<\/a> enable cutting-edge research in metallurgy and environmental sciences.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Research networks<\/strong>: Eramet Norway is a central member of the Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers Research Association (FFF), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swerim.se\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Swerim<\/a> (metallurgical research association based in Sweden), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digipro-centre.no\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DigiPro center<\/a> (digitilization) and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eydecluster.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eyde Cluster<\/a>, among others, to support knowledge sharing and innovation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Government support<\/strong>: Projects are often co-funded by the Research Council of Norway, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enova.no\/about-enova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENOVA<\/a>, Skattefunn, the EU and other national programs to foster sustainable industrial growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column block-16-9\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:3;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" title=\"R&#038;D&#8212;Expert-collaborations\" src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-51536\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201920%201080%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271920%27%20height%3D%271080%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/01\/RD-Expert-collaborations.jpg 1920w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column block-16-9\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:50px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:5;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-3 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" title=\"CCS\" src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/07\/CCS.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/norway.eramet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/07\/CCS-800x450.jpg\" alt class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-52352\" 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fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.96%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.96%;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.96%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.96%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:4;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><h2>Technological innovations<\/h2>\n<p>Eramet Norway\u2019s R&amp;D team is involved in a wide range of projects, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biocarbon<\/strong>: Exploring renewable carbon sources to replace fossil-based reducing agents, through 10 cooperation projects as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enova.no\/about-enova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ENOVA<\/a> CO2MBI project for industrialization or FME ZeMe for more fundamental studies.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)<\/strong>: A pilot project for carbon capture and storage is underway in Sauda, with plans to scale up to full production by 2035. In Porsgrunn, we are planning, in collaboration with LanzaTech, the development of a facility for ethanol production based on our furnace gas, where the next step will be the capture and storage of CO<sub>2<\/sub>. Simultaneously, we are working on developing solutions for the other Manganese Alloys plants<\/li>\n<li><strong>Physical and data-driven operational excellence<\/strong>: Advanced modelling, characterizing and steering tools to control emissions and improve production processes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1468.8px;margin-left: calc(-2% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-2% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:30px;--awb-padding-right:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:30px;--awb-padding-left:30px;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color1);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:10px 10px 10px 10px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0.98%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0.98%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0.98%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:0.98%;--awb-spacing-left-small:0.98%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\">Vision for the future<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\" style=\"--awb-text-color:var(--awb-custom_color_3);\"><p>Eramet Norway\u2019s R&amp;D department envisions a future where industrial processes are both efficient and aligned with global environmental goals. 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