Tinfos
{{Short description|Norwegian holding company}}
{{Infobox company |
name = Tinfos |
logo = |
type = Private |
company_slogan = |
foundation = 1875|
location_city = Notodden |
location_country = Norway |
key_people = Kjetil Holta|
num_employees = 500 |
industry = Metal|
products = Ferroalloys, Pig Iron and energy |
revenue = {{profit}} NOK 6.000 million (in 2006)|
homepage = [http://www.tinfos.no/ http://www.tinfos. no/]
}}
Tinfos is a private Norwegian holding company. Its roots dates back to 1875, and has today the head office in Oslo, Norway. The firm is one of the oldest companies in its field of activity in Europe. Its main products are silicomanganese, High Purity Pig Iron and titanium dioxide. The company is structured in 4 different divisions. Tinfos AS was sold 15 April 2008 to the French-based manganese company Eramet.{{Cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB120830749524918061|title=Eramet Is Buying Tinfos To Lift Manganese Output|last=Burton|first=Melanie|date=2008-04-16|work=Wall Street Journal|access-date=2017-09-12|last2=Mullen|first2=Jethro|language=en-US|issn=0099-9660}} In 2009, Eramet sold the international unit of Tinfos to Holta Invest AS, a Norwegian investment company.{{Cite web|url=http://www.advfn.com/news_Eramet-To-Sell-Tinfos-International-Unit-To-Holta_40721193.html|title=Eramet To Sell Tinfos International Unit To Holta Invest|website=ADVFN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-12}}
Tinfos Jernverk
Tinfos Jernverk produces silicomanganese,{{Cite news|url=https://www.sintef.no/en/publications/publication/?pubid=SINTEF+S15887|title=Use of charcoal in silicomanganese production - SINTEF|work=SINTEF|access-date=2017-09-12|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912233652/https://www.sintef.no/en/publications/publication/?pubid=SINTEF+S15887|archive-date=2017-09-12|url-status=dead}} an alloy used for all steel. The company is the world leader in the production of low carbon silicomanganese for primarily stainless steel. The plant is located in Kvinesdal, Norway.
Tinfos Titan and Iron
Energy
Tinfos is generating energy for its own consumption through hydropower plants in Tyssedal and in Notodden. It is also recovering energy through the thermal power plant in Kvinesdal. The division also promotes small scale turnkey power plants.{{Citation needed|date=October 2024}}
Tinfos Nizi
Tinfos Nizi now Nizi International is responsible for the worldwide trading operations with head offices in Luxembourg.
Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927212918/http://www.ponts.org/in/ENPC_MBA_Profile_Book_2005_2006.pdf Article about the Tinfos Group on Ponts.org]
- [https://www.doi.org/10.1111/j.0008-3658.2005.00093.x Article that deals with the Tinfos Group on Blackwell-synergy.com]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070729080805/http://www.squareoil.dk/aviser/squarenyt_maj_2003.pdf Squareoil.dk talked about Tinfos gruppen]
- [http://www.factor.no/no/customers.html Article about the Tinfos Gruppen on Factor.no]
- [http://www.bdointernational.com/BDOGCO/website/BDOGCO/websiteContent.nsf/0/609f28f74cc94475802571c40037e2c7/$FILE/Europe%20Mediterranean.pdf Article that talks about the Tinfos Group on BDoInternational.com]
- [http://www.ngu.no/FileArchive/235/2006_023.pdf Article about the Tinfos Group on NGU.no]
- [http://www.tinfos.no/ Their corporative website]
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