Norway electrochemical workers strike ends

Boliden AB

24/08/2022 18:14

OSLO, Aug 24 (Reuters) - A strike among Norwegian
electrochemical industry workers ended on Wednesday after
employers and workers agreed a wage deal, Norway's Federation of
Norwegian Industries, which organises the employers, and
affected companies said on Wednesday.
    The strike, which started on Aug. 15, targeted several
electrochemical plants, including Boliden's  BOL.ST  zinc
smelter in Odda and Glencore's  GLEN.L  nickel refinery in
Kristiansand as well as aluminium output at Norsk Hydro  NHY.OL 
and Alcoa  AA.N .
    Swedish miner Boliden on Tuesday declared force majeure on
zinc deliveries to Europe due to the strike action.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL8N2ZZ3TT
    Norsk Hydro will resume normal operations at its Hydro
Sunndal primary aluminium plant, the firm said in a statement on
Wednesday, adding that delays to customers were expected to be
"minor."  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN300226
    Silicon maker Elkem's  ELK.OL  Norwegian plants are expected
to be back at normal capacity within a few days and the
financial impact was expected to be "limited", the company said
in a separate statement.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nFWN3001QY

 (Reporting by Victoria Klesty; Editing by David Gregorio)
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