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Orkla Exolon KS is a silicon carbide manufacturing company based at Orkanger, Norway.
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Establishment
The company was established in 1962. Our product is silicon carbide,
which is used in a variety of industrial products ranging from the grinding
and polishing of metals to the sawing of wafers for microchips and solar cell panels.
Products
We produce silicon carbide (SiC) from raw materials to finished products.
SiC is particularly interesting because of its hardness and high temperature properties.
Raw materials are quartz sand, petroleum coke and energy. The finished product is crushed into silicon carbide grits.
Our finished products are sold under the trade name of CARBOREX Silcon Carbide .
Owners
From August 2004 Washington Mills Co. is 100 percent owner of Orkla Exolon KS.
Washington Mills Co. is a US private owned company and a producer of silicon carbide, aluminium oxide and other electro minerals.
Key Figures
Annual production: 15,000 tons of finished products. Employees: about 125.