Elkem signs new agreement for Norwegian biocarbon News provided by Share this article STOCKHOLM, Feb. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Elkem has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with Vow ASA's wholly owned subsidiary Vow Industries with the aim of reducing fossil CO2-emissions from the production of silicon and ferrosilicon products for the global market. The two companies will join competence and technology solutions to develop and manufacture biocarbon and other products for Elkem's production processes. The biocarbon will be produced at Vow Industries planned plant at Follum, outside Oslo in Norway, from a sustainable feedstock comprised of forestry wood mass, wood waste and other wood materials.