Eramet Norway

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 CONTENTS

04 What’s good for the environment is good for business 06 ERAMET is a world leader in the production of manganese alloys 07 Eramet Norway – a part of ERAMET group’s manganese division 08 ERAMET – part of your daily life 10 ERAMETs operations in Norway 12 A city boy mans the furnace 16 Production of manganese alloys and consumption of raw materials 17 World-class, environmentally-friendly technology 20 A cornerstone of local education and training 22 Eramet Norways energy balance sheet for 2014 23 World´s greenest manganese alloy producer 24 Supporting future research at Eramet Norway 26 Dust exposure systematically reduced 28 Porsgrunn tackling major and minor green issues 30 Norwegian ferroalloy industry aiming high 32 Keeping an eye on the fjords 34 High-tech system can identify water leakage in furnace 12 34 An ethical supply chain 34 Waste as a resource 35 Environmental engineers strengthen our team 38 Improving the safety of our landfills 40 Updating of plant emission licences 43 Plant emission figures 46 HES figures 48 Key financial figures 50 HES policy Eramet Norway supplies refined manganese alloys to steel producers worldwide – backed by Norwegian industrial traditions and sustainable technology INTRODUCTION

WHAT’S GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT by Bjørn Kolbjørnsen, CEO, Eramet Norway IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS

The market situation for our products remained greater energy efficiency will strengthen our challenging in 2014, with stiff competition and competitive position. The challenges for the low margins. Some of our competitors were project lie in the level of capital expenditure forced to mothball capacity, but Eramet required and the risk of not succeeding despite Norway’s plants remained fully operational, a decade of research. Fortunately for us, the except for a few scheduled maintenance stop- Norwegian authorities are familiar with such pages. Given the market conditions, our finan- challenges and have shown themselves very cial performance was satisfactory – helped by willing to contribute to the project’s success. our cost reduction program, which is intended Productive dialogue is central to our working to ensure that Eramet Norway remains one relationship with both Enova and Innovation of the world’s most efficient manganese alloy Norway. producers in the years ahead. We refine natural resources. Clean Norwegian Green shifts since the 1950s energy and rich manganese ore are the two We have always enjoyed productive dialogue key ingredients that make our process efficient with the regulatory authorities. As a result of in terms of CO2 emissions and energy efficien- continuous improvements over time, we have cy, but here too we see scope for improve- one of the smallest environmental footprints ment. of any manganese alloy producer worldwide. Among the major “green shifts” along the way Developing new, greener technology was the introduction of the world’s first closed In 2014 we launched our master project to manganese furnace in the early 1950s, which develop and implement new, climate-friendly significantly reduced our emissions to air. In technology that offers the potential for higher the 1990s, we developed our own purification productivity, lower CO2 emissions, and more systems for process water, resulting in lower efficient energy use at our Sauda, Porsgrunn emissions to water. In the early 2000s, we were Thanks to continuous and Kvinesdal plants. the first company in our sector to develop and improvements over The project is underpinned by many years of construct systems to filter out heavy metals research and development work, which has in furnace gas. As mentioned above, our next time, our plants have revealed scope for reducing specific energy contribution will be to ensure a more climate- the smallest environ- consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 10 friendly production process. This is a big mental footprint in per cent. In the case of the Sauda plant, the undertaking, and we are grateful to have the project also has the potential to bring a 30 per Norwegian authorities working alongside us. the manganese alloy cent increase in energy utilization. This is a As part of Norway’s processing industry, we industry. large-scale, long-term project that will require refine natural resources into products that play dedicated work for many years to come. an important role in daily life. However, our The concept study that got under way in the corporate social responsibility goes well be- autumn of 2014 is intended to produce a yond this. We need to be aware of the impact project plan for ongoing work in the first half of that our production process and our products 2015. Enova has provided almost NOK 1 million have on the natural world, and to ensure that in financial support for the concept phase. The we continue to do better in future. Eramet obvious benefit of the project is that sound Norway intends to lead the way and to remain business economics and environmental pro- one of the world’s most efficient manganese tection go hand in hand. Operating with even alloy producers.

4 ERAMET NORWAY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 5 ERAMET GROUP

ERAMET IS A WORLD LEADER IN THE PRODUCTION OF MANGANESE ALLOYS

The French industrial group ERAMET is the world’s second largest producer of manganese ore and manganese alloys, and the world’s leading producer of refined manganese alloys. The company’s business areas are manganese, nickel and special steel.

ERAMET’s most important markets are the steel MANGANESE industry, the aerospace industry, energy, the Manganese is a metallic element belonging transport sector and the tools industry. to Group 7 in the Periodic Table of Elements. Pure manganese is a steel-grey metal. It is hard, but at the same time so brittle that it can be pulverized.

On a worldwide basis, there are large deposits of manganese. In the earth’s crust, there are some 900 ppm, making it the second most common metal after iron. It is primarily extrac- 14 000 ted from the mineral pyrolusite (MnO2), also EMPLOYEES IN 20 COUNTRIES known as brownstone. More than 80 per cent THROUGHOUT THE WORLD of occurrences are found in South Africa and Ukraine. Other important deposits are in China, Australia, Brazil, Gabon, India and Mexico. Manganese is also found in the form of nodules on the ocean floor.

AREA OF UTILIZATION

Manganese is necessary to make steel ductile and durable. For one tonne of steel, about 10 kilograms of manganese alloy is needed.

Nearly 90 per cent of the world’s total manga- 6 000 nese alloy production goes into the production of stainless steel: steel for the construction, EMPLOYEES WORLDWIDE IN THE MANGANESE DIVSION energy and transport sectors, and the tool industry, and special steel produced for the 26 BN NOK aeronautics and aerospace industries. REVENUE IN 2014

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ERAMET NORWAY – A PART OF ERAMET GROUP’S

WORLD-CLASS MANGANESE DIVISION NORWEGIAN METALLURGICAL EXPERTISE Eramet Norway is part of ERAMET’s Manganese Division, with processing plants at Sauda, Kvinesdal and Porsgrunn, and an Metallurgy is a broad field with a long tradi- R&D group in Trondheim. The company employs 530 people, tion in the ferroalloy industry, in which Norway and its operations make the ERAMET Group the world’s second enjoys high international largest producer of manganese ore and manganese alloys. standing.

Metallurgy is metal technology. The employees working in this special- From smelter to modern has been spent on developing and adopting green ized field range from processing plant technology. Today, Eramet Norway can proudly apprentices and process operators to doctoral boast that we operate the world’s cleanest manga- The Norwegian processing plants maintain the level researchers. traditions and expertise that the ferroalloy industry nese alloy production facilities. Modern metal technolo- has built up since industrialization accelerated in gy has become increas- Norway in the early 20th century. Today, Eramet 100 per cent export ingly more sustainable over recent years. Norway supplies manganese alloys to the interna- Eramet Norway exports all its production of man- tional steel industry market. ganese alloys, primarily to Europe and North America. The processing plants transport 98 per The worlds cleanest cent of their production by ship and the remaining manganese alloy production percentage by road and rail. Eramet Norway realized early on that environmentally sustainable onshore industry is the way of Organizational philosophy the future for Norway. Since 2001, when ERAMET The company has a very flat organizational struc- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS acquired the processing plants previously owned ture built on a strong contribution-based philoso- by Elkem, about half a billion Norwegian kroner phy and the Nordic model of collaboration. One challenge in operating and developing business in Norway is that, in cooperation with Norwegian authorities, we need to adapt our framework conditions so as to create the Eramet Norway’s refining basis for strengthening our international process is an advanced, highly competitiveness. technological process that few other countries in the world are able to emulate.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 7 PRODUCT

Eramet – part of your daily life

Iron and steel are essential construction materials in modern society. Just as the body’s bone structure needs calcium for strength, manganese is necessary to make steel ductile and durable. For one tonne of steel, about 10 kilograms of manganese is used.

NEARLY 90 PER CENT of the world’s total manganese alloy production is used to make stainless steel and specialty steels for the construction industry, the aeronautics and aerospace industry, the energy and transport sectors, and the machine tool industry. The construction market alone accounts for more than half the steel used worldwide.

8 ERAMET NORWAY EVERYWHERE YOU GO you will encounter products that contain manganese alloys. Eramet Norway supplies the world’s steel producers with a complete range of high-quality manganese alloys. In our processing plants in Norway, raw manganese is refined and processed into ferromanganese and silicomanganese. These additive ingredients comprise 1–10 per cent of the composition of steel, graded by quality.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 9 ERAMET OPERATIONS IN NORWAY

Eramet Norway is founded on long- standing industrial traditions. The three Norwegian processing plants are located between the fjords and mountains of Rogaland, Aust-Agder and Telemark.

TRONDHEIM

ERAMET NORWAY SAUDA

Sauda, in the northeast part of Rogaland county, is a SAUDA community of 5,000 inhabitants. The local rivers were harnessed for hydroelectric power generation in the early 20th century, paving the way for industrialization in Sauda. PORSGRUNN Eramet Norway’s processing plant in Sauda employs about 175 people and, with its two 40 MW furnaces, is the largest ferro- KRAGERØ manganese producer in northern Europe. Production has more than doubled since the 1960s, and some 70 per cent of the plant’s revenue is from refined products. KVINESDAL Annual power consumption totals 730 GWh when the plant is operating at full capacity. Measured in tonnes produced, Sauda is the largest plant in the Eramet Norway family. OWNERSHIP INTEREST IN A Sauda has the highest output of refined ferromanganese alloys, QUARTZ QUARRY OPERATOR, processing about 70 percent of the manganese ore imported by GEORG TVEIT AS. Eramet Norway.

Eramet Norway Sauda is a cornerstone of the local economy and takes its corporate social responsibility seriously, benefiting both the company and our stakeholders. The Sauda plant is celebrating its centenary in 2015, and its vision is reflected in the motto “All set for another hundred years in Sauda!”

10 ERAMET NORWAY TRONDHEIM R&D GROUP

Eramet Norway’s development group in Trondheim consists of three researchers with access to the facilities and expertise of NTNU and SINTEF. Working as a team, they are all acknowledged experts in applied research who continuously pursue enhanced understanding and greater insight. The development group supports the processing plants at Kvinesdal, Sauda and Porsgrunn, and contributes to innovation and knowledge dissemination within Eramet Norway.

ERAMET NORWAY PORSGRUNN

Porsgrunn is a city of 35,000 residents in Telemark county. As the successor to a plant first established in 1913, Eramet Norway Porsgrunn is a modern, high-technology business with long and proud traditions. Average seniority among the workforce is 23 years, and it is not uncommon to encounter second- and third-generation employees manning the smelting furnaces. The plant is considered an attractive workplace locally and currently employs 159 people. Equipped with two smelting furnaces and a refinery facility, the plant produces 65,000 tonnes of silicomanganese and 115,000 tonnes of refined ferromanganese annually. The plant consumes 570 GWh of electri- city annually, from which it recovers almost 200 GWh of thermal energy by supplying carbon monoxide gas to Yara’s ammonia factory at Herøya.

ERAMET NORWAY KVINESDAL

Established in 1974, Eramet Norway Kvinesdal is centrally located in the Lister region. Kvinesdal is a community of 5,800 residents, 206 of whom work at Eramet Norway. The modern, highly versatile processing plant is a key player in the local community and an undisputed leader in energy recycling, flexibility, adherence to emissions requirements and, not least, customer satisfaction.

The plant consumes 750 GWh of electrical energy annually and is strongly committed to energy recycling. As long ago as 1981, a thermal power plant was built, which now supplies nearly 90 GWh annually to the grid. Wastewater is reused by the plant itself and by external customers, including a turbot farm producing 250 tonnes of fish annually. A district heating plant, built in 2007, supplies hot water to five external customers for heating off-site workshops.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 11 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

A city boy mans Torstein Tvedt Solberg Member of parliament representing Rogaland the furnace for the Norwegian Labour Party, member of the finance committee I’ll never forget the feeling of walking through the plant gates on my own that first day. The sun had barely risen. I was starting a summer job at the smelter and was really nervous. Even a city boy from Stavanger realizes that working with metal at 1,500°C is no laughing matter.

My tension rapidly gave way to fasci- it has always looked to the future. smoke to practically zero emissions. nation and respect. The smelter was Multi-million-krone investments have The folks I got to know that summer not a sad remnant of an industry on created one of the world’s cleanest, are only just getting started. Oslo the decline, but a high-tech business most energy-efficient manufactur- needs to realize that this is where the that was constantly innovating. The ing businesses. Output has more future is being shaped. It’s our job people I met took great pride in their than doubled since the ’60s, thanks as politicians to create the condi- trade, the smelter and the product – to a combination of craftsmanship, tions for that to happen, and not to not something they ever would have innovation and optimism. If there’s obstruct it at any cost. learned at school. One week in Sauda one thing the guys on my shift taught me more than my entire first taught me, it’s that the world’s finest Look at Sauda! year in the Norwegian parliament. manganese doesn’t produce itself. It’s In Sauda, the community has always the product of hard work and skilled come together to do the heavy lifting Tesla manganese and craftsmanship. That’s the recipe for a and build some fine monuments. An Norwegian industrial heritage century-old business that’s still going ice-free football pitch, a spanking I chose Sauda for my first summer strong, and the reason why the Sauda new primary school, a daycare place job as a member of parliament be- smelter can look forward to at least for every child, an arts education pro- cause this is where the industrial his- another 100 years of success. gram, the Saudafallene hydroelectric tory of Norway, and hence the history project, a thriving business commu- of the Norwegian labour movement, Manufacturing shapes nity. I have never visited a place with was shaped. The strike in 1970, the the future such a strong sense of community, carbon offset program, the licens- There are plenty of prophets of doom not just historically, but in the lives of ing rules, and the regulatory regime ever willing to predict the death of local residents today. The rest of Nor- for power supplies to industry – the Norwegian manufacturing. Accord- way can learn a lot from Sauda. I’ll Sauda smelter figured prominently in ing to them, we can live by creating never forget the community feeling all of them. It’s not just the manga- apps, hairdressing and paper pushing. that was everywhere – in the lunch nese in Tesla cars that’s made here, In my vision of the future, smelters room, at the grocery store. but also the girders underpinning and manufacturing industry play a I left Sauda with renewed faith in the Norwegian industrial policy. key role. This is where some of the future of manufacturing, carrying most groundbreaking innovations will with me a clear message from the A spry centenarian occur; innovations that take us in the lunch room, and knowing for sure Sauda didn’t look to Oslo or Stavan- right direction toward a renewable that I’ll be back soon. ger. Sauda set its sights on the world. world. At Sauda, the smelter has gone The smelter has no time for nostalgia; from belching out sooty, unfiltered

12 ERAMET NORWAY “Oslo needs to realize that this is where the future is being shaped. It’s our job as politicians to create the conditions for that to happen, and not to obstruct it at any cost”

Torstein Tvedt Solberg, Member of parliament representing Rogaland for the Norwegian Labour Party, member of the finance committee.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 13 When it comes to advanced technology, few metal producers can match Eramet Norway.

14 ERAMET NORWAY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 15 PRODUCTION PROCESS

PRODUCTION OF MANGANESE ALLOYS AND CONSUMPTION OF RAW MATERIALS

COKE Carbon as a reducing agent ORE Manganese source

SLAGGING Gives slag better viscosity (fluidity) and enables correct chemical composition for obtaining optimal manganese reduction

THE MANGANESE PROCESS (FEMN) ELECTRODES MnO2 (manganese) C (coke) CO CO Supplies the process with 2 electrical energy – equivalent Overflate to the consumption of 20,000 households

2MnO + CO = Temperature in 2 0 Mn2O3 + CO2 FURNACE charge: 200 C

Able to withstand 3Mn2O3 + CO = Temperature in 2Mn3O4 + CO2 extremely high charge: 4000C temperatures – more than 2,000oC Mn3O4 + CO = Temperature in 3MnO + CO charge: 8000C 2

Koksseng 1 2500C MnO + C = Mn + CO Slagg

Metal layer 1 400 0C 885,000 221,000 84,000 TONNES OF MAGANESE ORE TONNES OF METALLURGICAL COKE TONNES OF QUARTZ

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WORLD-CLASS, RAW MATERIALS FROM OUR OWN MINE ENVIRONMENTALLY Eramet Norway handles significant amounts of raw materials in its production processes. These raw materials come from suppliers in FRIENDLY Norway and abroad and primarily comprise:

• manganese ore TECHNOLOGY • metallurgical coke • quartz and limestone Eramet Norway has a century of experience in manufacturing manganese alloys. This knowledge base, developed over generations, is Eramet Norway’s most important resource and asset. This expertise has also made the company a leader in smelting and refining manganese alloys. FACTOR INPUTS Today, the refining process is an advanced, highly technological process Other important factor inputs are electrode that few other countries in the world are able to emulate. From the time paste and metallic silicon sources. During an optimal mix of ore and coke is blended and sent to the furnace, and the smelting process, a number of internal until the crucial refining process has been completed, precision and products are produced and consumed. experience are essential. With the aid of an advanced control system, every They are transferred as required to other stage of production is monitored in detail, and the laboratories take parts of the same plant and between the three processing facilities. samples at regular intervals to test quality.

ENERGY CONSUMPTION

The combined electrical energy consumed in the smelting processes, including auxiliary power, was about 1.94 TWh in 2014. The required amount of natural gas and propane used as thermal energy sources amounted to almost 1,000 tonnes.

Eramet Norway is also one of the coun- try’s largest consumers of industrial gases, particularly liquid oxygen, in production processes.

14,000 1.94 TWH 1,000 TONNES OF ADDED ELECTRODE TOTAL CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICAL TONNES OF NATURAL GAS MATERIAL ENERGY / AUXILIARY POWER AND PROPANE

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 17 TRANSPORT

Eramet Norway’s entire output of manganese alloys goes for export, chiefly to Europe and North America. 98% is transported by sea and 2% by road.

18 ERAMET NORWAY SUCCESS FOUNDED

ON TRUST Comply with requirements

Exercise social responsibility

SOCIETY

Comply with requirements Comply with Meet targets requirements

SHAREHOLDERS NEIGHBOURS

Implement plans Respond

Return on capital Listen and engage

EMPLOYEES SUPPLIERS Safe workplaces

Comply with requirements Clear structures CUSTOMERS Employee participation Predictable behaviour Development opportunities

Ability to deliver Quality

Service

Collaborating for knowledge Supporting the local community

Through our membership of forums such as Grenland Eramet Norway supports clubs, organizations, cultural Industrial Cluster, the Eyde network and EnergiRike, we activities and individual events at each of its production are committed to sharing knowledge among regulatory locations. It is important that the local community authorities, politicians, centres of expertise and our around our company continues to provide own industry on major issues of mutual concern.. opportunities for cultural and leisure activities.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 19 TRAINING AND APPRENTICESHIPS

A cornerstone of local education and training

Eramet Norway’s three processing Kvinesdal, Sauda and Porsgrunn. This ety. Meanwhile, they’ll be well looked plants are valuable springboards for is an excellent way for us to meet after, both professionally and social- young people in rural communities. prospective apprentices,” explains Mr ly,” stresses Mr Ljung. “In their first The concept of apprenticeships Ljung. few days at the plant, apprentices are dates back to the Middle Ages and assigned a mentor or an instructor, has traditionally been an important Painless transition who along with the subject supervisor source of new recruits. Creating to working life is responsible for their welfare and much-needed apprenticeships is also Eramet Norway is a stable employer, professional development. Mentors an important social responsibility. well established and well connected are also expected to help apprentices These are two of the motivations be- in the local community. This means adjust to the work environment and hind our apprenticeship program. that apprentices get off to the best get to know their new colleagues.” “Eramet Norway takes on 20 to 30 possible start. For most young peo- new apprentices annually,” reports ple, an apprenticeship is their first en- An attractive Leif Ljung, apprenticeship program counter with working life; the security workplace coordinator at Sauda. of their schooldays is now behind Eramet Norway’s processing plants “At any given time, we have around them. The apprenticeship program are exciting places to work. Coupled 70 apprentices in eight differ- with access to ample sources ent trade categories. We also of renewable energy, the conduct a lot of project- We need employees who are company’s experience in pro- related activities in partner- skilled in our company’s core ducing ferroalloys means that ship with local educational specialties and keen to advance Eramet Norway is well placed institutions.” to meet future challenges. their career in technology. The company’s greatest Close partnership A technical apprenticeship, where asset, however, is its highly with upper secondary you combine theoretical learning trained and highly motivated schools workforce. The plants have close work- with on-the-job training along- The current Norwegian ing relationships with upper side colleagues in a pleasant work government is advocating secondary schools, and environment, is a great way improved vocational training especially with the vocational and the creation of more programs. One area where to start your working life. apprenticeships. Society this is particularly evident is also needs to put in place a the in-depth project un- technical and vocational edu- dertaken by students, introduced managers are conscious of this fact cation system that allows for greater following the Norwegian educational and help the apprentices to painlessly flexibility in future. This will make the reforms of 2006. navigate the new world of work. labour force better able to adapt to “Everyone who signs up for an ap- restructuring and take on new tasks. “Every spring and autumn, students prenticeship with us can look forward This is entirely in line with Eramet from local schools visit our plants in to an exciting period filled with vari- Norway’s approach. Our apprentice-

20 ERAMET NORWAY “We would truly advise others to try it – and that includes girls.”

Stine & Synne, apprentices at Sauda

ship program can also be seen as an start your working life. Periodically subject experts oversee the man- expression of our corporate social the company also needs people with agement of the program and ensure responsibility. expertise in management and or- apprentices are deriving maximum ganizational development to work in benefit from it. A great place to be centralized functions such as finance, In addition, Eramet Norway has a long We need employees who are skilled HR, IT, procurement and logistics. tradition of providing practical and fi- in our company’s core specialties Eramet Norway’s apprenticeship nancial support to employees wishing and keen to advance their career in program is well organized in both to pursue educational opportunities. technology. A technical apprentice- professional and social terms. At There are also opportunities for inter- ship, where you combine theoretical the outset, the apprentice signs an national exchanges, and everyone at learning with on-the-job training apprenticeship contract with the Eramet Norway will find themselves alongside colleagues in a pleasant company. Experienced skilled trades- working alongside foreign colleagues work environment, is a great way to men provide hands-on training, while in the local organization.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 21 ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY

ERAMET NORWAY’S ENERGY BALANCE SHEET FOR 2014

Our plants at Sauda the remaining 10 per cent. Our elec- sumption. This can be explained in trical energy consumption totalled part by major repairs to the energy and Porsgrunn both 1.94 TWh across the three plants: recovery plant at Kvinesdal, which received ISO 50001 0.55 TWh at Porsgrunn, 0.67 TWh lasted for several months. Supplying certification in 2014. at Sauda and 0.72 TWh at Kvinesdal. furnace gas to Yara’s ammonia facto- Coke and anthracite, used mainly as ry at Porsgrunn and hot water to fish All three of our manga- reducing agents in the smelting fur- farms at Kvinesdal, plus internal use nese processing plants, naces, accounted for 1.82 TWh of the of furnace gas for refractory activities including Kvinesdal, energy consumption included on our and heating at Sauda, contributed energy balance sheet. significantly to the volume of energy now have systematic, For calculation purposes, we can recovered. certified energy say that 1.89 TWh of energy went We were left with residual energy management proce- directly into producing approximate- losses of almost 2 TWh. Action plans ly 484,000 tonnes of manganese to address these losses are being dures in place. alloys for sale. In other words, the drawn up in a number of areas. The processing of standard and refined planned measures will be ranked This commitment strengthens the FeMn and SiMn accounted for some according to the capital expenditure sustainable foundations of our 44 per cent of our total energy con- required, implementation time and energy-intensive business. Eramet sumption. potential gains. We cannot overlook Norway’s energy consumption can the high capital costs of some pro- be broken down into three main cat- Energy recovery down posed measures. There is also the egories, with “electrons” and “hydro- in 2014 fact that the incentives are essentially carbons” each accounting for around The next big challenge is to recover different in the case of electrical 45 per cent of our total energy con- as much as possible of the thermal versus thermal/chemical energy. sumption of 4.2 TWh in 2014. The energy contained in fuel, air cur- What is more, location is a factor in energy content of the metallic mate- rents and water currents. In 2014 the determining the appeal of recovered rials (silicon and manganese) con- recovery rate was somewhat lower energy. sumed in the course of the smelting than normal, at around 0.4 TWh, and refining processes accounted for or 10 per cent of total energy con-

Energy as heat in Electric energy: 1.944 GWh 46% 44% productions: 1.859 GWh Company activities and Recovered energy: 420 GWh process Carbon materials: 1.824 GWh 10% 43% 4.235 GWh

46% Energy loss: 1.956 GWh Metallic sources: 467 GWh 11%

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WORLD’S GREENEST MANGANESE ALLOY PRODUCER

Over the past few decades, Eramet Bellona – a key ally Norway’s processing plants have been To support our efforts, Eramet Norway transformed from major polluters into the and Bellona have a formal working rela- world’s greenest manganese alloy produc- tionship. The objective is to draw on each tion facilities. other’s expertise to improve the company’s environmental performance. BELLONA FOUNDATION Objective: a sustainable society Eramet Norway’s sustainability report pro- Our customers, the end-users of their vides a comprehensive survey of the effort The Bellona Foundation is an inde- products and the regulatory authorities all and capital expenditure we are putting into pendent not-for-profit organization expect a high degree of innovation from reducing our environmental footprint. that aims to meet and fight the world’s Eramet Norway. Meanwhile, our goal is to We have come a long way. Whereas our climate challenges by identifying and implementing sustainable environmen- lead the field in environmentally friendly grandparents faced great risks in the tal solutions. The foundation works to manganese production. As a key player in workplace and had to endure high levels achieve greater ecological understand- the processing industry, the company is of hazardous environmental pollution, ing and better protection of nature, expected to go the extra mile to help build their grandchildren can live and work in the environment and health. Bellona is a sustainable society – and we expect an environment largely free of toxic emis- engaged in a wide spectrum of current national and international environ- nothing less of ourselves. sions. Eramet Norway is helping to create mental issues around the world. a renewable world.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 23 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

Supporting future research at Eramet Norway

Going forward, the Centre for Research-Based Innovation (SFI) will play a key role in Eramet Norway’s extensive research and development program.

Our Trondheim-based development group project involving almost the entire Norwegian conducts applied research in partnership with metallurgical industry had been designated the ERAMET Group’s research centre (ERAMET as a Centre for Research-Based Innovation CENTRES FOR Research), the Norwegian Ferroalloy Producers (SFI). The main objective of the SFI project is to RESEARCH-BASED Research Association (FFF), SINTEF and the secure the future of the metallurgical indus- INNOVATION (SFI) Norwegian University of Science and try by making it more resource-efficient and Technology (NTNU). sustainable. The SFI program is Our research program supports our drive for NTNU is the project’s host institution, and our intended to promote continuous improvement and innovation in research partners are SINTEF and Teknova. innovation by support- our processing plants. In 2014 we joined the Alongside Eramet Norway, the participating ing long-term research conducted by compa- SFI initiative, which will enhance our R&D and businesses include several other large manu- nies actively engaged recruitment programs. facturing companies actively engaged in R&D, in R&D in partnership among them Hydro, Elkem, TiZir and Alstom. with leading research A resource-efficient, sustainable The SFI project will run for eight years, with a institutions. SFI aims metal industry total budget of NOK 250 million. to develop world-class expertise in fields critical On 21 November 2014, the Research Council to innovation and wealth of Norway announced that a proposed joint creation. The program is intended to boost technology transfer, international- ization and research education. Key benefits of the SFI project for Eramet Norway will include:

> Development of models to address manufacturing challenges > Fundamental knowledge concerning core metallurgical processes > Innovative solutions for waste materials, especially sludge > Reduction in dust emissions and exhaust fouling, improved environmental monitoring > Advanced professional education for engineering graduates and PhD candidates in metallurgy and related fields > Industry-wide cooperation to tackle environmental challenges

24 ERAMET NORWAY Production plants in Norway

Aluminium Innovation Norway Silicon/Ferrosilicon Spin-off Companies Ferromanganese, Ironman silicomanganese SiC , TiO Rare Earth 2 2 Saint Ni, Zn, Cu, Co Gobain Aluminium Ferroalloy Industry Industry Steel Horizon 2020 SFI Metal Production SilMag

Celsa AS

Alstom TiZir Innovation SFISFI Metal Production-Strukturprojects Foundry for Light Metals Koblete Research Domains

primary metal production 2

society industry 1 fundamentals and modelling 4 3

emissions refining and environment and recycling

materials and society PhD postdoc 5

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Dust exposure systematically reduced

Your level of exposure to dust depends on where you are, what you are doing, and how you are doing it.

An operator is exposed to dust for a short dust or gas. At Eramet Norway, we document period daily. It is not uncommon for 80 per the measurements in a way that enables us cent of dust exposure to occur in less than 10 to compare them over time. The Norwegian PIMEX – per cent of the time worked. A new mapping Labour Inspection Authority has asked us to PICTURE MIX method called PIMEX enables us to under- quantify short-term exposure in our reports, EXPOSURE stand how this happens, making it much easi- and as we gain experience and refine our PIMEX is a mapping er to take remedial action in respect of work- methods, we expect to be able to make the method in which work ing methods, location and equipment. measurements semi-quantitative. activities are filmed while dust concentra- Continuous reporting to Labour Central vacuum replacing brooms tions are displayed in Inspection Authority The PIMEX mapping process has taught us graphic form. Dust concentrations PIMEX is used primarily as part of improve- many things. We have implemented vari- are recorded by an ment processes but also for documentation ous measures that we would not otherwise electronic dust meter purposes. When measures are implemented, have considered necessary. One of the most worn by the operator, the dust exposure is measured by the conven- obvious facts to emerge from the mapping and the data is trans- tional gravimetric method using a measuring exercise is that cleaning up with a broom mitted wirelessly to a camera-connected pump over the duration of a shift. These are results in high dust exposure and is therefore PC, which serves as a the figures that are compared with the set hazardous. A central vacuum-based extraction recording unit. limits for dust and reported to the Norwegian system is more or less the only acceptable Labour Inspection Authority. Although the cleaning method for the processing zone. level over the course of a working day can be acceptable, exposure at specific moments can In 2014, Eramet Norway Porsgrunn began exceed the accepted maximum. preparing for the installation of a new extraction system in the crushing hall. The project Quantifying short-term exposure is compli- comprises a new dust extractor with exhaust cated by the small volumes involved. PIMEX flues and a filtration system, designed to pro- provides a snapshot of such situations, with vide all the exhaust capacity we require, which the aim of putting a figure on them. will reduce diffuse emissions and improve the environment inside the plant. Semi-quantitative measurements PIMEX was developed as an educational tool for teaching users how to avoid exposure to

26 ERAMET NORWAY SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 27 ERAMET NORWAY PORSGRUNN

PORSGRUNN TACKLING MAJOR AND MINOR GREEN ISSUES

At Porsgrunn, we continued to work on reducing the plant’s environmental footprint in 2014, reaching several ENVIRONMENTAL major environmental milestones during the year. ENGINEER HIRED

Environmental engineer Eramet Norway Porsgrunn received ISO 50001 and safety requirements as set out in the ATEX Elke Kummer joined energy management certification in 2014. This classification system were a key factor in our Eramet Norway Pors- certification entails a major commitment with choice of technical solution and equipment. grunn from Veolia Miljø regard to working methods and monitoring, The total project cost is estimated at NOK 20 Industri/Norsk Gjen- vinning. Before moving requiring us to focus on energy consumption, million, and installation of the system is to be to Norway, she studied emissions and recycling. Energy recovery, in completed in the summer of 2015. process and environ- the form of selling furnace gas to Yara, is part mental technology at of this program. In 2014 we supplied a record Oxy-fuel for greater efficiency Wismar and worked as volume of gas to Yara. Among the smaller-scale improvement pro- a project manager in the industrial cleaning jects that we pursued here at Eramet Norway sector in her native We also completed several large- and small- Porsgrunn was the installation of an oxy-fuel Germany. See page 35 scale energy efficiency projects during the burner system to improve the processing for more about Eramet year, including further expansion of the plant’s efficiency. Using pure oxygen in the Norway’s environmental sitewide heating network to use cooling water combustion of natural gas increases flame engineers. from the vault of Furnace 11 to heat the fur- temperature significantly, making it possible to nace hall. Several more projects are scheduled preheat the ladles to a much higher tem- for 2015. perature than in the past, and to melt away metal and slag that has solidified on the ladles New extraction system in (known as fouling). The increased temperature crushing hall results in less fouling, and hence less need NEW RECORD FOR Another important milestone at Porsgrunn for frequent chiselling of the ladles. Chiselling FURNACE GAS RECOVERY was the start of the capital project to install creates a lot of dust and noise, and is a source a new extraction system in the crushing hall. of diffuse emissions. Reducing the need for The current system has insufficient capacity chiselling will therefore cut our diffuse emis- As part of our commit- and is life-expired in parts, resulting in diffuse sions and improve working conditions. It also ment to energy recov- emissions and a poor interior environment. The reduces the amount of fouling that needs to be ery, we sell furnace gas to the neighbouring Yara project comprises a new dust extractor with resmelted, yielding potential energy savings of plant. In 2014 we sup- exhaust flues and a filtration system, designed up to 3,750 MW annually. plied a record volume of to provide all the exhaust capacity we require. 210 GWh. In 2015 we are picking up where we left off in The main objectives of the project are to 2014, moving toward an ever smaller environ- further reduce diffuse emissions from the mental footprint. crushing plant, and to improve the working environment in the crushing area. Noise level

28 ERAMET NORWAY New extraction system and oxy-fuel burner to reduce diffuse emissions and improve working conditions.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 29 ERAMET NORWAY SAUDA

NORWEGIAN FERROALLOY INDUSTRY AIMING HIGH

A good environmental track record is a key plank in Eramet Norway Sauda’s efforts to build sustainable, long-term operations.

In 2014, Eramet Norway’s Sauda plant achieved will become ever stricter, and that the expec- its goal of ISO 50001 energy management cer- tations of the plant’s workforce and the wider ENVIRONMENTAL tification. The next objective is to ensure that community will continue to rise. ENGINEER HIRED the plant has landfill capacity available from summer 2016 onward. In partnership with SINTEF and several other Before joining Eramet major players in the ferroalloy industry, Eramet Norway Sauda, Oliver “Our emission figures for 2014 confirm that Norway Sauda has been steadily working Severin worked as an environmental engineer we’ve made good progress in most regulated toward the goal of zero emissions. for BHP Billiton, one areas during the current licensing term,” says of the world’s leading Kåre Bjarte Bjelland, plant manager. “Along with “In fact, Eramet Norway Sauda has made the mining and metals our ISO certification, this puts us in a strong most progress. Of all the project participants, companies, at its nickel position to further improve our environmental the Sauda plant has involved the most people mining operations in Western Australia. He performance and energy efficiency in the years in its environment-related activities. They are now plays an invaluable ahead.” taking this work seriously,” Bernd Wittgens of role in environmental SINTEF told the local newspaper earlier monitoring at the Sauda Goal: zero emissions this year. plant. See page 35 for The processing plant is located right in the more about Eramet Norway’s environmental centre of Sauda, close to the homes and busi- Diffuse emissions engineers. nesses of a large proportion of the communi- “In our efforts to reduce diffuse emissions, ty’s residents. It is only to be expected that the we’ve benefited greatly from actively collab- regulatory requirements governing emissions orating with Eramet Norway’s R&D group in

30 ERAMET NORWAY GREATER KNOWLEDGE AND 1. COMMITMENT MEAN GREATER Understand root causes – ABILITY TO establish the right targets and DELIVER plans – identify the right action 4. 2. Improve Refine expertise – procedures – refine optimize Knowledge and equipment/systems equipment/systems commitment – increase understanding of process

3. Measure results – evaluate impact of action

Trondheim and with the Norwegian Ferroalloy Knowledge and commitment are key Producers Research Association (FFF) on In the summer of 2010 we began continuously projects such as FUME,” says Mr Bjelland. monitoring emissions from four points in the SPECIFIC MEASURES furnace hall, with a view to obtaining a factual AT SAUDA Joint projects in which Eramet Norway Sauda basis on which to evaluate improvement Specific measures taken at has been involved include: measures. Sauda in recent years: – Understanding dust movement and drafts in the smelting hall We also held training sessions for shift oper- • Electrode sealing – Modelling extraction systems ators and created a position in the shift • Sealing of furnace cover – Laser measurements of pollock organization with dedicated responsibility for • Curtains and air knives around furnaces and in tapping area – Understanding dust sizing environmental monitoring. Video cameras and • Water spraying during casting display screens play a central role in day-to-day of refined alloys and slag Mr Bjelland is determined that the Sauda plant monitoring, along with status visualization • New off-gas cleaning system will continue its efforts in respect of diffuse using diagrams and instrument panels. All this at the refining facility emissions over the years ahead, focusing more has boosted the level of knowledge here at • CO2 bottom stirring in MOR ladles closely on increasing resilience in the event of Eramet Norway Sauda and strengthened • Environmental systems related especially difficult processing conditions. commitment in all parts of the organization. skills development Steps to be taken include further strengthening “environmental barriers” and reducing diffuse emissions from our material handling activities.

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KEEPING AN EYE ON THE FJORDS

As required by the water quality regulations, the Norwegian Environment Agency has ordered Eramet Norway to monitor water quality in all the fjords adjacent to our processing plants.

The purpose of such monitoring is to deter- impact. On the basis of this knowledge, the mine what effect various businesses have on authorities will assess whether the environ- the fjords, or the recipients as they are termed. mental targets set for the fjords are achievable. In the spring of 2014, we received notice that If the targets do not appear achievable, action monitoring programs for the fjords adjacent to may be taken to ensure that they are met. our plants must be in place by 1 March 2015. Studying water quality, sediment During the autumn of 2014, we had monitor- and biology ing programs drawn up for the Saudafjord, the In the fjords adjacent to the Eramet Norway Fedafjord and the Grenland fjords. The pro- plants, the quality of water, sediment and The purpose of gram for the Fedafjord was produced by COWI, biological material will be studied during the the monitoring while NIVA worked on the programs for Sauda summer and autumn of 2015. The information and Grenland. will then be collated and reported to the programs is to Norwegian Environment Agency by 1 March obtain more Fjord monitoring partnership in 2016. systematic Grenland In Grenland, Eramet Norway is working in Once the findings are available, the agency knowledge of partnership with 11 other businesses that pro- will determine the frequency of ongoing the chemical and duce emissions to the fjords. monitoring. ecological condi- We worked closely with the Norwegian Double monitoring of the Fedafjord tions in practically Environment Agency to design the monitoring Investigations have already been carried out in every fjord on programs, which were then sent out to the the Fedafjord in recent years and followed up which businesses relevant county governors for consultation. with risk analyses and action plans. We are After inviting bids for the monitoring work, we currently waiting for the Norwegian Environ- have an impact. awarded the contracts to NIVA for the Gren- ment Agency to take the initiative on further land fjords and to COWI for the Fedafjord and action in this regard. The new monitoring Saudafjord. program means the Fedafjord will be under an especially high degree of scrutiny. It will be up The purpose of the monitoring programs is to the Norwegian Environment Agency to to obtain more systematic knowledge of the formulate proposals for coordinating the chemical and ecological conditions in practi- findings of the two studies. cally every fjord on which businesses have an

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HIGH-TECH SYSTEM CAN AN ETHICAL IDENTIFY WATER SUPPLY CHAIN LEAKAGE IN FURNACE 12 The ERAMET Group’s ethical purchasing guidelines underpin all our relationships with our suppliers here at Eramet Norway. As part of our drive to improve operational reliability and in- The ethical guidelines, based on UN and ILO conventions, are written into our con- crease production of HCFeMn, tracts with our main suppliers. Suppliers are expected to play a positive, proactive role Furnace 12 at Sauda was upgrad- in working with ERAMET to devise good solutions that ensure that fundamental human ed in 2014 at a cost of NOK 70 rights, employment rights and environmental standards are respected. We also require our million. suppliers to make sure that vendors at earlier stages of the supply chain behave in a similar As part of the upgrade, a water fashion. leak detection system was installed, which uses high-tech Focus on ethical business practices measuring equipment to detect Eramet Norway has played an active part in developing and implementing the group’s tool leakage at an early stage. The for risk assessment of suppliers. This tool is used to assess a supplier’s compliance with equipment measures water flow our requirements on ethical business practices, health, safety and environment, quality into and out of the furnace plant, assurance, and financial management. thereby reducing a significant safety risk. Fair supplier relationships Water leakage may lead to Our ethical purchasing guidelines describe in detail how all our employees should con- extensive property damage and, duct themselves in relationships with suppliers. The guidelines are a useful tool for raising in a worst-case scenario, injuries awareness inside and outside the company, in order to avoid conflicts of interest and cor- and loss of life. The recent up- ruption, and to promote open competition and equal treatment of suppliers. The request grade shows how seriously we for quotation stage is especially critical, with strict requirements governing confidentiality take the safety of our employees and the segregation of duties between the purchaser and the requisitioner. working on Furnace 12 at Sauda. Eramet Norway aims to be a demanding but desirable client from a supplier perspective, with clear and equitable contracts and relationships.

WASTE AS A RESOURCE WASTE MANAGEMENT Eramet Norway has an ongoing commitment Best practice pays off: to treat waste as a resource. • We are meeting the regulatory requirement to recycle at least 60 per cent of waste generated. In the normal course of operations at the processing plants, we reuse materials • We are reducing our environmental impact (pollution, effects on neighbours, etc.). in the production process where possible and dispose of waste to specialized • We are being financially responsible – recycling recycling contractors. can generate income streams, while disposing of mixed waste is costly. Waste management at Sauda • We are helping to maintain high health and safety Various operations at the Sauda plant result in an accumulation of scrap standards on the construction site – a tidy site metal and clean concrete waste. We are firmly committed to handling waste means lower risk. responsibly. Detailed waste management plans are put in place for major projects, with individual project managers in charge of waste management in their respective areas of responsibility.

34 ERAMET NORWAY MILJØ OG BÆREKRAFT

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERS STRENGTHEN OUR TEAM

In 2014, Eramet Norway recruited two environmental ELKE KUMMER engineers to ensure clean production processes at

Environmental engineer our three plants. Elke Kummer joined Eramet Norway Porsgrunn from Veolia We are continuously refining our production Miljø Industri/Norsk Gjenvinning, a recycling com- Miljø Industri/Norsk processes with a view to minimizing our envi- pany, bringing with her a wealth of environmental Gjenvinning. Before ronmental impact. We work hard to reduce the and recycling expertise. She studied process and moving to Norway, she impact our processing plants have on the natural environmental technology at Wismar University of studied process and environment in terms of air quality and emissions Applied Sciences in Germany, specializing in waste environmental technology at Wismar and to water and air. Likewise, we make every effort to management and recycling. worked as a project reduce dust and noise emissions for the sake of Ms Kummer has already proved to be a valuable manager in the industrial our employees and our surroundings. addition to our staff, contributing useful emis- cleaning sector in her sions data to the environmental reports we are native Germany. Results to be proud of required to submit to the ERAMET Group and the Our efforts over many years have produced Norwegian authorities. With her keen eye for solu- results. Eramet Norway is proud to have one of tions that produce improvements, she is an asset the world’s cleanest processes for producing to Eramet Norway. manganese alloys. But we are not resting on our laurels when it comes to environmental protec- From BHP Billiton in Australia to Eramet tion. We are working systematically toward Norway Sauda compliance with constantly updated targets and Oliver Severin studied environmental science at ever tougher standards. Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia. In line with this approach, we advertised two After graduation, he worked as environmental vacancies for environmental engineers in the early protection manager for the public water utility in summer of 2014. We appointed Elke Kummer to Sydney. He subsequently moved back to Western the role at Porsgrunn, and Oliver Severin at Sauda. Australia to take up a position as an environmental OLIVER SEVERIN Ms Kummer and Mr Severin are now in charge of engineer at the nickel mining operations of BHP our long-term improvement drive in the fields of Billiton, one of the world’s leading mining and Oliver Severin studied environmental protection and energy conserva- metals companies. environmental science tion. They monitor our performance in relation At Eramet Norway, Mr Severin is in charge of at Murdoch University to licence terms and in-house targets, and are monitoring and reporting capped emissions of in Perth, Australia. He worked as environmental refining our procedures and systems for monitor- greenhouse gases and other emissions, both protection manager for ing environmental data. within the group and to the authorities. He also the public water utility in serves as internal auditor for our management Sydney before taking From Norsk Gjenvinning to Eramet systems, in which role he covers the whole up a position as an Norway Porsgrunn company from his base at Sauda. environmental engineer at BHP Billiton’s nickel Elke Kummer is based at the Porsgrunn plant, mining operations in which is her main focus. She joined us from Veolia Western Australia.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 35 Sustainable onshore industry is the way forward for Norway. Since 2001 we have invested almost half a billion kroner in developing and installing new, environment-friendly technology.

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IMPROVING THE SAFETY OF OUR LANDFILLS

In the past, Eramet Norway disposed of sludge and dust from all its processing plants at its own landfill sites. At Porsgrunn, dumping at the plant’s landfill site ended some years ago, but the landfills at Sauda and Kvinesdal remain in use.

The old landfill sites at Sauda and Kvinesdal the opening of the new landfill. Secondly, stor- were operational before the current landfill age led to additional dewatering of the sludge, regulations came into force in 2002, so are not which should be as dry as possible when it compliant with these regulations. Following goes to landfill. extensive risk assessments in the early 2000s, A final decision has yet to be made on whether permits for continued operation were issued. the temporary storage site will continue in use. The Sauda and the Kvinesdal landfill were both Operational experience at the new landfill will permitted to remain open until they reached be the deciding factor. The old landfill at capacity, which happened in August 2014 in the Fosseland saw very little use in 2014, save for a case of Kvinesdal. At Sauda, the landfill could small amount of residual capacity that re- have stayed in use until 2018 or thereabouts, mained operational until 1 August. The landfill but two or three years ago the Norwegian Envi- site for manganese ronment Agency ordered the old landfill site at New landfill meets current standards sludge at Fosseland Kviå to be closed by 1 January 2016. Subse- The new landfill has been constructed in quently, the agency agreed to allow the site to accordance with current regulations and is the first of its remain in operation until 1 October 2016. features a composite liner. In other words, the kind in Norway bottom and sides of the landfill are lined with Temporary waste storage two separate barrier materials. The lower liner at Kvinesdal is a 50 cm thick clay barrier, constructed in At Kvinesdal, a new landfill became operational three layers, each of which has been thor- in early March 2015. For the past year, sludge oughly compacted. A special grade of clay that from the processing plant has been temporarily meets the impermeability requirements has stored on site. The storage site was paved with been sourced from Denmark. This clay is geo- extra-thick asphalt, with a watertight mem- logically stable and should remain impermeable brane beneath, and equipped with a drainage for hundreds or even thousands of years. system to collect any water leaching from the The upper liner is a plastic membrane, 1.5 sludge. The leachate is then transferred to the mm thick and welded at the seams to make plant’s wastewater treatment facility. The tem- it completely impermeable. The membrane is porary waste storage site served two functions: expected to last 50–100 years, depending on Firstly, it was a place to store sludge pending how much stress it is subjected to.

38 ERAMET NORWAY The new Fosseland landfill also incor- impermeable membrane, for instance. The The landfill reached capacity on 1 August porates a leachate treatment system. All old Fosseland landfill has to be decommis- 2014, and the decommissioning process the water that leaches from the sludge sioned in similar fashion, a process that is began. A project team led by an in-house is collected and pumped to a treatment scheduled to take place in 2015. project manager is managing the process plant. Located on top of the old landfill, the The landfill site for manganese sludge at of capping the landfill by the deadline of treatment plant comprises two tanks and a Fosseland is the first of its kind in Norway, 30 November 2015. The project team has container to which chemical reagents can so we are following the project’s progress external support from COWI, NGI and the be added. The principle of the treatment with great interest. Norwegian Environment Agency. process is that the leachate is first exposed As mentioned above, the Kviå landfill at The landfill cap to be installed consists of to air. The chemical reagents are then the Sauda plant has to close by 1 October various grades of slag, a layer of subsoil, added, causing the heavy metals and PAHs 2016. A similar project is therefore under a double membrane made of plastic and to precipitate out and the particles way to construct a new landfill at Sauda. bentonite, and a layer of topsoil, which will to accumulate on the bottom of the sec- We are currently in the process of applying be seeded. ond tank. for permits from the Norwegian Environ- Once the landfill has been capped, it will ment Agency and expect construction to enter what is known as the post-opera- Fosseland’s pioneering begin in 2016. tional phase. Procedures will be drawn up new landfill for a monitoring program involving regular The new landfill at Fosseland has capac- Post-operational phase in inspections, sampling and analysis, in order ity for approximately 10 years’ worth of sight at Kvinesdal to ensure that pollution from the landfill sludge. When the landfill reaches capac- Since the 1970s, waste sludge from the does not enter the groundwater. ity, an extensive set of requirements will treatment facility at the Kvinesdal plant has govern its decommissioning. The entire been dumped at the Fosselandsheia landfill surface area must be covered with an site between Kvinesdal and Flekkefjord.

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Updating of plant emission licences

The Norwegian Environment Agency announced in the spring of 2014 that it wished to review and update the emission licences for all the manganese processing plants in Norway, both Eramet and Glencore. PAH emissions to air The last comprehensive review of licence conditions was in 2003 for Sauda and Porsgrunn, and in 1996 for Kvinesdal. All current licences have This parameter is not regulat- been amended several times since being issued. ed under the existing emission licences. A previous survey by New draft licences in summer 2015 Glencore showed that these In the course of the licence update process, up-to-date knowledge was emissions may be of sufficient required in several areas in order to assess the scope for changes in magnitude that the Norwegian emission limits. We devoted considerable resources to this process, draw- Environment Agency will seek ing heavily on external expertise to measure and evaluate our emissions. to regulate them under the new We also worked closely with Glencore throughout the process, sharing licences. With the assistance of and discussing data and evaluations in order to establish the best possible Applica AS, we therefore took basis for the new, updated licences. We liaised closely with the measurements in order to chart Norwegian Environment Agency, meeting with officials on several the extent of such emissions from occasions to present our findings and interim assessments. our three processing plants. These measurements showed that more information is required, so further The Norwegian Environment Agency plans surveys will be undertaken. We are also working on charting the to release a draft of the new licences by sources of these emissions and the summer of 2015, and for the licences evaluating possible measures should there be a need to reduce to take effect at the beginning of 2016. emissions. Currently the process appears to be on schedule.

The following summary of the various emission categories outlines our action to date and our interim conclusions in each case.

40 ERAMET NORWAY Eramet Norway has devoted considerable resources and external expertise to measuring and evaluating emissions.

NOX emissions to air Dust emissions to air Emissions of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg and Pb to water Owing to the combustion of We reviewed our emissions of and air carbon monoxide gas produced dust to air over the past few during the smelting process, our years, focusing on trends and We reviewed and evaluated our plants generate emissions of levels. Emission levels have emission levels and trends for the nitrogen oxides to air. consistently been well below the past 10–12 years. Our emissions Kvinesdal burns its carbon mon- permitted limits, and total dust have consistently been well below oxide in a boiler system to recover emissions have been on a positive the permitted limits, and we the energy, but Sauda has no such trend since the early 2000s. The considered the scope for propos- system and burns the gas using Norwegian Environment Agency ing lower limits under the new an open flare for safety reasons. has indicated that it wishes us to licences. A number of factors have Porsgrunn uses the same com- monitor such emissions more to be considered. From our per- bustion process as Sauda but sells closely and intends to impose spective, considerable uncertainty as much of its carbon monoxide limits that will require us to meas- would surround these emissions as possible to the neighbouring ure emissions continuously at the in the event of any change in the Yara plant, which uses the gas in emission points. Opinions differ composition of our raw materials. its processes as an alternative to as to how resources should be Emissions of these substances de- other energy sources. allocated between this and other pend on the mix of raw materials possible high-priority emission used, and the new licences must reduction measures. Our interim take this fact into account. conclusion is that we should work toward closer monitoring of the biggest sources of dust emissions to air. The limits are likely to be reduced in general as the performance of the processing plants improves.

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Cyanide emissions to water

The plants engaged in an exercise to map the environmental impact of cyanide emissions to water. The evaluations were based on existing analysis of emissions from the plants. The environmental impact assessment, conducted Stormwater emissions to water from processing sites by COWI AS on behalf of Eramet Norway, reached the following Previous emission licences paid little attention to emissions of this kind, but interim conclusions: given the large reduction in overall emissions from the processing plants – The frequency of analysis over the past 10–15 years, the relative significance of these emissions has should be increased for all increased. plants, in order to obtain a The Norwegian Environment Agency has therefore indicated that it wishes to better picture of the variation consider regulating these emissions under the new licences. in emissions. Existing measurements and surveys of these emissions were reviewed, and – Several forms of cyanide possible emission limits considered. (free, total and thiocyanate) should be analysed, in order The interim conclusions were as follows: to improve the quality of – Samples of these emissions should be taken more often, impact assessments. so that we have better knowledge of possible variations. – Better mixing of the emissions – The various sources of pollution in stormwater should be evaluated, into the volumes of water and risk assessments performed to determine which materials should be considered. should be stored where on the processing sites.

Restriction of emissions at Sauda

We worked with Norsk Energi to measure and evaluate Stricter noise limits

our NOX emissions. Emissions from the boiler system at The Norwegian Environment Agency is proposing to Kvinesdal were found to be small compared with other tighten existing noise limits. We therefore reviewed our sources, and it is unlikely that the Norwegian Environ- noise data from the past few years in consultation with ment Agency will seek to regulate these emissions. DNV-GL (formerly Det Norske Veritas), and our interim Emissions at Sauda and Porsgrunn were calculated using conclusions were as follows: internationally accepted factors, since it is not possible to – We cannot meet the stricter noise limits measure emissions when the gas is burned using an open proposed by the Norwegian Environment Agency flare. At Porsgrunn the emissions are relatively small, without extensive action. given the current pattern of supply to Yara, but at Sauda – For all three plants, a number of measures are the emissions are probably of a magnitude requiring proposed to improve the situation for our regulation. However, there is considerable uncertainty immediate neighbours. The proposed new limits are surrounding the size of the emissions, since the existing practically impossible to achieve at all three plants international calculation factors are subject to change under the current pattern of operation. (several are currently in use). The Norwegian Environ- ment Agency will have to decide what is an appropriate limit for emissions from the Sauda plant under the revised licence.

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Hg/Pb/Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr)

DUST, SO2, CO2 emissions to the air 2008-2014 emissions to the air 2008-2014

50 – – 350 000 50 – 45 – – 300 000 45 – 40 – 40 – 35 – – 250 000 35 – 30 – – 200 000 30 – 25 – 25 – – 150 000 20 – 20 – 15 – – 100 000 15 – 10 – 10 – – 50 000 5 – 5 – Dust and SO2 tonnes/year Kg/year 0 – – 0 CO2 tonnes/year 0 – 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Dust emissons SO2 emissions CO2 emissions Hg emissions Pb emissions Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) Emission limits: Emission limits: Dust = 35 tonnes/year SO2 = 50 tonnes/year Hg = 36 kg/year Pb = 100 kg/year sum (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) = 50 kg/year

ZINC/MANGANESE COPPER/TOTAL (AS, CD, CR, PB) emissions to Saudafjorden 2008-2014* emissions to Saudafjorden 2008-2014*

350 – 180 – – 40 224 300 – 160 – – 35 140 – 250 – – 30 120 – – 25 200 – 100 – – 20 150 – 80 – – 15 60 – 100 – 40 – – 10 50 – 20 – – 5 Total (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) – kg/year Kg/year 0 – Copper kg/year 0 – – 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Diss. zinc emissions Manganese emissions Copper emissions Total emissions (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) Emission limits: Dissolved zinc = 400 kg/year Manganese = 400 kg/year Emission limits: Copper = 150 kg/year Total (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) = 20 kg/year

PARTICLES emissions to Saudafjorden 2008-2014* PAH emissions to Saudafjorden 2008-2014*

4 000 – 50 – 3 500 – 45 – 40 – 3 000 – 35 – 2 500 – 30 – 2 000 – 25 – 1 500 – 20 – 15 – 1 000 – 10 – 500 – 5 –

Kg/year 0 – Kg/year 0 – 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Particle emissons Emission limits PAH emissions Emission limits

*Emissions from purifying plants. WASTE

CATEGORY 2013 2014 CATEGORY 2013 2014 Slag 0 tonnes 0 tonnes Paper and cardboard 5.2 tonnes 9.94 tonnes Sludge and dust (landfill) 4,614 tonnes 4,880 tonnes Wood waste 133.2 tonnes 186 tonnes Residual waste 229.2 tonnes 143 tonnes Plastic 6 tonnes 4.5 tonnes Metal waste 332.5 tonnes 64 tonnes Asphalt 84.8 tonnes 8.7 tonnes Special waste 35.1 tonnes 84 tonnes 43 ERAMET NORWAY PORSGRUNN

Hg/Pb/Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr)

DUST, SO2, CO2 emissions to air the 2008-2014 emissions to air the 2008-2014

70 – – 200 000 40 – – 100 – 180 000 – 90 60 – 35 – – 160 000 – 80 30 – 50 – – 140 000 – 70 25 – 40 – – 120 000 – 60 – 100 000 20 – – 50 30 – – 80 000 15 – – 40 tonnes/year 2 20 – – 60 000 – 30 10 – – 40 000 – 20 10 – – 20 000 5 – – 10 tonnes/year 2 Total As, Cd, Cu, Cr – kg/year

Dust and SO 0 – – 0 CO Hg, Pb – kg/year 0 – – 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Dust emissions SO2 emissions CO2 emissions Hg emissions Pb emissions Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr)

Emission limits: Dust = 35 tonnes/year SO2 = 50 tonnes/year Emission limits: Hg = 15 kg/yearr Pb = 150 kg/year Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) = 50 kg/year

ZINC/MANGANESE COPPER/TOTAL (AS, CD, CR, PB) emissions to Frierfjorden 2008-2014* emissions to Frierfjorden 2008-2014*

24 – 90 – – 10 22 – 80 – 20 – – 8 18 – 70 – 16 – 60 – 14 – – 6 50 – 12 – 40 – 10 – – 4 8 – 30 – 6 – 20 – 4 – – 2 2 – 10 –

Kg/year 0 – Copper kg/year 0 – – 0 Total (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) – kg/year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Diss. zinc emissions Manganese emissions Copper emissions Total emissions (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) Emission limits: Dissolved zinc = 50 kg/year Manganese = 50 kg/year Emission limits: Copper = 100 kg/year Total (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) = 10 kg/year

PARTICLES emissions to Frierfjorden 2008-2014* PAH emissions to Frierfjorden 2008-2014*

500 – 5,0 – 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 450 – 4,5 – 400 – 4,0 – 350 – 3,5 – 300 – 3,0 – 250 – 2,5 – 200 – 2,0 – 150 – 1,5 – 100 – 1,0 – 50 – 0,5 –

Kg/year 0 – Kg/year 0 – 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Particles emissons Emission limits PAH emissions Emission limits

*Emissions from purifying plants. WASTE

CATEGORY 2013 2014 CATEGORY 2013 2014 Slag 86,377 tonnes 78,125 tonnes Hazardous waste 43.3 tonnes 20.4 tonnes Sludge and dust (landfill) 5,100 tonnes 12,250 tonnes Paper and cardboard 3.8 tonnes 5.8 tonnes Residual waste 121.5 tonnes 118.2 tonnes Wood waste 154.6 tonnes 163.7 tonnes Metal waste 67.5 tonnes 110.3 tonnes Plastic – 21.4 tonnes

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Hg/Pb/Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) Hg/Pb/Total emissions to air the 2008-2014 (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) emissions to the air 2008-2014 DUST, SO2, CO2 emissions to the air 2008-2014

15 – – 300 000 120 – – 15 14 – 110 – 61,6 41,4 – 14 13 – – 250 000 100 – – 13 12 – – 12 11 – 90 – – 11 10 – – 200 000 80 – – 10 9 – 70 – – 9 8 – – 150 000 60 – – 8 7 – – 7 6 – 50 – – 6 40 –

tonnes/year 5 – – 100 000 – 5 2 /year 4 – 2 30 – – 4 3 – – 50 000 20 – – 3 2 – – 2 1 – 10 – – 1

0 – Hg and Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) – kg/year Dust and SO 0 – – 0 Tonnes CO Pb kg/year – 0 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Dust emissions SO2 emissions CO2 emissions Pb emissions Hg emissions Total (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) Emission limits: No emission limits Emission limits: Hg = 15 kg/year Pb = 150 kg/year Sum (As, Cd, Cu, Cr) = No emission limits

ZINC/MANGANESE COPPER/TOTAL (AS, CD, CR, PB) emissions to Fedafjorden 2008-2014* emissions to Fedafjorden 2008-2014*

120 – 24 – – 50

110 – 22 – 31,6 – 40 100 – 20 – 90 – 18 – – 35 80 – 16 – – 30 70 – 14 – – 25 60 – 12 – 50 – 10 – – 20 40 – 8 – – 15 30 – 6 – – 10 20 – 4 – 10 – 2 – – 5

Kg/year 0 – Copper kg/year 0 – – 0 Total (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) – kg/year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Diss. zinc emissions Manganese emissions Copper emissions Total emissions (As, Cd, Cr, Pb) Emission limits: Dissolved zinc = 240 kg/year Manganese = 420 kg/year Emission limits: No emission limits

PARTICLES emissions to Fedafjorden 2008-2014* PAH emissions to Fedafjorden 2008-2014*

1 000 – 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 900 – 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 2100 800 – 700 – 600 – 500 – 400 – 300 – 200 – 100 –

Kg/year 0 – Kg/year Kg pr. år 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Particles emissons Emission limits PAH emissions Emission limits

*Emissions from purifying plants. WASTE

CATEGORY 2013 2014 CATEGORY 2013 2014 Slag 184,547 tonnes 102,994 tonnes Hazardous waste 13.2 tonn 6.718 tonn Sludge and dust (landfill) 11,131 tonnes 28,506.1 tonnes Paper and cardboard 7.2 tonn 7.2 tonn Residual waste 99,3 tonnes 101 tonnes Wood waste 36.9 tonn 34.4 tonn Metal waste 107.2 tonnes 91.7 tonnes Plastic 4.7 tonn 5 tonn

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Injury figures H1 and absence due to illness HES figures

Absence due to illness in percentage and H-value CATEGORY 2013 2014

H-value % absence due to illness Absence due to illness 5.1 % 4.7 % 15 Injuries w/ absence 1 3 10 Injury figures H1 (H-figures) 2.7 8.1 5 Undesirable incidents - environmental 91 103

0 year Complaints from neighbours 30 20 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Violation of discharge permit 0 0

PORSGRUNN

Injury figures H1 and absence due to illness HES figures

Absence due to illness in percentage and H-value CATEGORY 2013 2014

H-value % absence due to illness Absence due to illness 5.6 % 3.8 % 15 Injuries w/ absence 0 1 10 Injury figures H1 (H-figures) 0 3.2 5 Undesirable incidents - environmental 40 38

0 year Complaints from neighbours 9 15 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Violation of discharge permit 0 0

KVINESDAL

Injury figures H1 and absence due to illness HES figures

Absence due to illness in percentage and H-value CATEGORY 2013 2014 Absence due to illness 5.4 % 6.0 % 20 H-value % absence due to illness

15 Injuries w/ absence 1 3

10 Injury figures H1 (H-figures) 2.7 7.6

5 Undesirable incidents - environmental 0 19 0 year Complaints from neighbours 0 0 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Violation of discharge permit 0 0

46 ERAMET NORWAY Eramet Norway’s greatest asset is its highly trained and highly motivated workforce.

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 47 ENVIRONMENTAL INCOME 2014 40 67

Environmental income is based on sale of CO2 gas to Yara’s ammonia factory at Herøya in Porsgrunn for just NOK BN NOK BN under NOK 40 BN, and sale of manganese dust foR NOK 67 BN. SALES OF CO-GAS TO YARA SALES OF MANGANESE DUST

CONTRIBUTION TO PARTNERS 2014 Simplified presentation of contribution to partners:

NOK BN % Comments Suppliers 2 367 70% Purchase values excluding value added tax Employees 317 9% Amount paid to employees deducted income-taxes transferred to authorities Authorities 194 6% Employer’s contributions + employees’ taxes + property tax + environmental tax + corporate taxes + consumer tax on energy + customs Banks 199 6% Financial items net (including foreign exchange items) Company, group and owners 311 9% Reflects profit/dividend, corporate costs, depreciation, etc. TOTAL 3389 100 %

Banks Company, group and owners 3389 6% 9% Authorities NOK BN 6% Suppliers CONTRIBUTION TO PARTNERS 2014 Employees CONTRIBUTION 70% TO PARTNERS 9% 2014

INVESTMENTS 2003-2014 Yearly investments for Porsgrunn and Sauda during the period 2003–2014, and Kvinesdal for the period 2010–2014.

2 PLANTS (PORSGRUNN AND SAUDA) 3 PLANTS

Year: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 TOT* Environment and Safety investm. 20 27 11 24 27 25 11 18 43 113 37 54 559 Other investments 37 75 132 61 86 192 40 166 81 144 103 87 1313 TOTAL INVESTMENTS 57 102 143 86 113 217 51 184 123 257 140 141 1872

*) The total figure includes the year 2000.

NOK billion Rehabilitation Sauda furnace 12 Rehabilitation Sauda furnace 11 Rehabilitation Kvinesdal furnace 1 250 Mercury cleaning at Rehabilitation Porsgrunn furnace 10 200 Sauda/Porsgrunn Rehabilitation Porsgrunn furnace 11 Sauda MOR-filter (approx. 100 BN NOK) 150 Sauda Furnace 12 relining

100 Kvinesdal landfill 50

0 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Other investments Environmental and security investments

48 ERAMET NORWAY 67 PROFIT & LOSS STATEMENT FOR 2013 AND 2014 NOK BN Figures for the Sauda, Porsgrunn and Kvinesdal plants in NOK billion Last year 2014 Previous year 2013 Change % GROSS INCOME 4 225 4 117 108 3% Cost of used materials and inventory change -2 552 65% -2 547 64% -5 0% Wages-, salaries and social cost -421 11% -412 10% -9 -2% Depreciation of assets -268 7% -273 7% 5 2% Electric energy and other operating cost -710 -3 952 18% -718 -3 950 18% 8 1% OPERATIONAL RESULT 273 167 106 64% Interest-/financial cost -199 -225 26 Corporate taxes -20 21 -41 NET RESULT 54 -37 91 18% Electrical power and other operational expenditures. 65% 7% DISTRIBUTION Costs for stock and OF OPERATIONAL Plant depreciation changes in stock write-offs 11% COSTS 2014 Salaries/wages and social benefits costs TURNOVER AND OPERATING RESULT 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 Accumul. 2002-2014 History of the Operational result 746 442 1 431 3 956 -1,074 1 390 419 311 167 273 9 916 Sauda, Porsgrunn and Kvinesdal plants. Turnover 3 573 3 296 4 446 7 536 3 306 5 260 4 850 4 336 4 117 4 225 54 186 Figures are in Operating margin 20.9% 13.4% 32.2% 52.5% -32.5% 26.4% 8.6% 7.2% 4.0% 6.5% 18.3% NOK billion.

7950.0 7 536 7450.0 6950.0 6450.0 5950.0 5 260 273 5450.0 4950.0 4 446 4 850 4450.0 4 336 4 117 4 225 NOK BN 3 956 3950.0 3 573 OPERATING RESULTS 2014 3450.0 2950.0 3 296 3 306 2450.0 1950.0 4225 1 390 1450.0 1 431 950.0 746 442 419 311 NOK BN 450.0 167 273 TURNOVER 2014 0.00 -450 -950 -1450 -1 074 -1950 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

FIGURES IN NOK BILLION Operating results Turnover

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2014 49 OBJECTIVE those targets. All managers and employees ERAMET have a shared responsibility to create a safe workplace, to protect the environment, and NORWAY At Eramet Norway, we seek to conduct to protect the company’s resources and our business in such a way as to minimize equipment. All employees are personally HES- potential harm to health, the environment responsible for protecting themselves and and safety throughout the value chain. for safely performing their duties according POLICY Metals, materials and other products are to to established instructions and guidelines. be manufactured using resource-efficient processes with due regard for health, the IMPROVEMENT environment and safety. As an environmentally conscientious company, we are committed to maintaining a safe working Health, the environment and safety are inte- environment that protects our employ- gral parts of Eramet Norway’s management ees, facilities and assets. The twin goals system. A continuous improvement program of preventing environmental damage and is to be put in place, based on careful continuously improving our performance on evaluation of the potential for undesirable health, the environment and safety underpin incidents and suggested improvements. all our activities. Reporting of undesirable incidents is to be a priority, as the starting point for implement- PRIORITIZATION ing corrective and preventive measures.

PREVENTION Health-, environment- and safety-related activities are to be integrated into all aspects of our operations. Our chief concern is to Health, environmental and safety procedures protect our employees and other stake- and practices, and any changes to these, are holders from workplace injuries and adverse to be based on a thorough risk assessment. health effects. Operational plans and capital projects will We are committed to complying with all likewise be subject to an assessment of applicable statutory and regulatory re- the health, environmental and safety risks. quirements, and with all codes of practice Potential hazards are to be identified and endorsed by the company. assessed. Undesirable incidents such as near Environmental and safety aspects will be a mishaps, accidents, injuries to health and key consideration when we make decisions environmental damage are to be recorded on capital expenditure, operating methods and investigated to determine the root cause and changes. and prevent recurrence.

RESPONSIBILITY FOLLOW-UP

Managers at all levels have overall responsibility for health, the environment and safety To ensure compliance with statutory and in their respective areas. They are respon- regulatory requirements, and respect for sible for planning, organizing and training, Eramet’s own environmental goals, policies for implementing health, environmental and guidelines, a system must be in place and safety procedures, and for ensuring for ongoing reporting, record keeping and that practices comply with statutory and review. regulatory requirements. Managers are to set specific targets for improvement and seek Eramet Norway is to publish an annual the cooperation of employees in achieving health, environment and safety report. As an environmentally conscientious company, we are committed to maintaining a safe working environment that protects our employees, facilities and assets. SAUDA PORSGRUNN KVINESDAL PO. Box 23 - NO-4201 Sauda, PO. Box 82, NO-3901 Porsgrunn, Øyesletta 61, NO-4484 Øyestranda tel: +47 52 78 50 00/fax: + 47 52 78 50 02 tel: +47 35 56 18 00/fax: +47 35 55 36 10 tel: +47 38 35 72 00/fax: +47 38 35 11 28

Organization number:: 980 518 647 I E-mail: [email protected] I www.eramet.no The Manganese Source ®

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