Editing Elkem (section)

==History==
Elkem was founded in 1904 by the industrial entrepreneur [[Sam Eyde]]  (1866 – 1940).  In 1917 a ferroalloy plant was acquired and Elkem started production of the Söderberg electrode.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sogner |first1=Knut |title=Creative Power |date=2014 |publisher=Messel Forlag AS |location=Oslo |isbn=9788276311242 |pages=11–13}}</ref>

In 1972, the company merged with [[Christiania Spigerverk]]. In 1981-84 Elkem acquired [[Union Carbide]]s plants in Norway and North America and in 1986 the plants at [[Thamshavn]] and Bjølvefossen. In the 2000s Elkem had acquired Icelandic Alloy, Remi Claeys Aluminium and [[Sapa (company)|Sapa]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gram |first1=Trond |title=Elkem ASA |url=https://snl.no/Elkem_ASA |website=Store Norske Leksikon |publisher=Stpre Norske Leksikon |access-date=26 June 2018}}</ref>

In January 2011, Elkem was sold to China National Bluestar Group.<ref name="wsjol">{{cite web |url=http://www.wallstreet-online.de/nachricht/3081110-press-release-orkla-sells-elkem-to-china-national-bluestar |title=Orkla sells Elkem to China National Bluestar |publisher=Wallstreet Online |date=11 January 2011 |access-date=26 February 2018}}</ref>

As of December 31, 2021, the China National BlueStar-controlled company Bluestar Elkem Int.Co.LTD S.A is Elkem's largest shareholder, with 52.91% of the shares, ahead of Folketrygdfondet (4.59%) and Alfred Berg Kapitalforvaltning (3.51%) <ref name="auto" />