Tyssedal
Creating values from water
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Creating values from water
The abundant supply of water available to be transformed into hydroelectric power makes it possible to melt energy-intensive black sand in the single furnace of the only European producer of titanium concentrate. This is a major competitive advantage.
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The ilmenite smelter in Tyssedal is currently one of five of its kind in the world, and the only one in Europe. The smelter produces slag with a high content of titanium dioxide, which is later further processed and used as a white pigment in paints, plastic products, paper, ceramics and hygiene products. The smelter also produces high-purity pig iron. This is further processed and used in wind turbine parts, car parts, machine parts and tools, among other things.