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owners of ilmenite and iron factory in Tyssedal want to invest six billion dollars to streamline and double production in the traditional smelter.
initiative at the plant in Tyssedal can provide up to 100 new jobs.
– The goal is to build up production in Tyssedal in 2025. We will develop a new technology to drive the process of gas instead of as now, with coal, says CEO Harald Grande ABC News .
– Positive with owners who bet
At a time when several smelters cut in the number of employees, the deputy chairman of the union at the smelter glad that jobs in Tyssedal is assured.
– It is very positive to have owners who dare to invest when times are hard elsewhere. It is incredibly good to know that you have a safe workplace for a long long time, says deputy Silje Camilla Hagen union of IE to NRK.
Employees were first told that the investment would be at three billion, but was today informed that the plan now is the double.
– It has been a hard work to realize all of it, but we have utrulig skilled workers here who I think are just as excited as me today, says Hagen.
She believes the investment is important not only for the employees at the plant, but also for the community in Tyssedal.
– It will be possible for more people to get a job here, but we also have several school lines we are interested in retaining considering further recruitment. I hope this can help to ensure that too, says Silje Camilla Hagen.
Up to 100 new jobs
For smelter in Tyssedal, which currently has 170 jobs, it can mean between 70 and 100 new jobs.
goal of the investment is to double production, reducing CO2 emissions by 90 percent and energy efficiency by 60 percent.
Grande will present plans for a energy conference in Haugesund Wednesday.
smelter in Tyssedal owned by Tizir Titanium & Iron, which has Australian and French owners.
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