{"id":48929,"date":"2024-07-03T15:20:47","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=48929"},"modified":"2024-07-03T15:20:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T14:20:47","slug":"speira-announces-record-investment-in-aluminium-recycling-furnace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/speira-announces-record-investment-in-aluminium-recycling-furnace\/48929\/","title":{"rendered":"Speira announces record investment in aluminium recycling furnace"},"content":{"rendered":"
The company has announced one of the largest industrial investments in the Vestfold province of Norway, financing over NOK 400 million in a new furnace.<\/p>\n
The extensive project to install the furnace at Speira’s Holmestrand foundry is expected to be completed by the summer of 2026.<\/p>\n
Jon Gaasholt, plant manager at Speira Holmestrand, commented: “This investment secures a large number of jobs in Holmestrand for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n
“The old furnace has been in place for 50 years, and the new one is expected to last at least another 50 years. This is very good news.”<\/p>\n
Speira’s supervisory bodies have approved a NOK 414 million investment for a new furnace at the Holmestrand foundry.<\/p>\n
The new furnace, a long-desired addition, will allow Speira to process an additional 22,000 tonnes of scrap annually.<\/p>\n
This will enable approximately half of the site’s production to be based on recycled materials.<\/p>\n
Gaasholt said: “Investment in new equipment is crucial for Speira to remain competitive in the future.<\/p>\n
“The new furnace will help cement our position as a leading player in rolled and recycled aluminum products.”<\/p>\n