Elkem was founded in 1904, has more than 7,000 employees and fields 30 production sites worldwide.

[citation needed] Elkem is responsible for a total of 2.52 million tonnes of scope 1 emissions in 2021.

[citation needed] Elkem is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (ticker: ELK).

In 1917 a ferroalloy plant was acquired and Elkem started production of the Söderberg electrode.

In the 2000s Elkem had acquired Icelandic Alloy, Remi Claeys Aluminium and Sapa.