Elkem Métal Canada inc.

$30,000.00 CAD

≈ 5 months of average Canadian pay
Department
National Research Council Canada
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Youth Employment Program
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2022-2023
Agreement period
August 15, 2022 – February 24, 2023
Reference
nrc-cnrc:172-2022-2023-Q2-993761

Published purpose

The company recently built a new pilot plant in Saguenay that will produce biocarbon briquettes from sawmill residues. These briquettes will be used to replace fossil coal used in the ferroalloy manufacturing process. The company will hire a chemist to join the research and development team. His mandate will be to study alternative feedstocks as well as the pretreatment of feedstocks for the biocarbon production process.

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