{"id":1461,"date":"2025-11-21T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T09:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lightskyblue-grasshopper-667170.hostingersite.com\/?page_id=1461"},"modified":"2026-03-24T12:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T12:08:15","slug":"alverin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samal.is\/en\/alverin\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum Plants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1461\" class=\"elementor elementor-1461\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c7ea49 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c7ea49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f84661e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f84661e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/NA_merki_tophengt-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-1464\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c5175 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55c5175\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"109\" src=\"https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alcoa-Logo-300x109.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1463\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alcoa-Logo-300x109.png 300w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alcoa-Logo-1024x373.png 1024w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alcoa-Logo-768x280.png 768w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Alcoa-Logo.png 1033w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d490f18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d490f18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"119\" src=\"https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-300x119.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1481\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-300x119.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-1024x406.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-768x305.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-1536x610.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/samal.is\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/RT_2022_Primary_Red_CMYK-2048x813.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a47aaf e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8a47aaf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f2d7fb e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f2d7fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db57475 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db57475\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"1139\">Nor\u00f0ur\u00e1l hefur starfa\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an 1998 og er sta\u00f0sett \u00e1 i\u00f0na\u00f0arsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00e1 Grundartanga vi\u00f0 Hvalfj\u00f6r\u00f0. Verksmi\u00f0jan framlei\u00f0ir \u00e1l sem n\u00fdtist \u00ed margs konar i\u00f0na\u00f0i, til d\u00e6mis \u00ed b\u00edlaframlei\u00f0slu og \u00f6\u00f0rum framlei\u00f0slugreinum \u00fear sem krafist er sterks og l\u00e9ttra efnis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1561\">Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 hefur lagt \u00e1herslu \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0uga framfarastj\u00f3rnun, \u00f6ryggi \u00ed rekstri og g\u00e6\u00f0avottanir tengdar framlei\u00f0sluferlum s\u00ednum. \u00dea\u00f0 vinnur n\u00e1i\u00f0 me\u00f0 orkufyrirt\u00e6kjum a\u00f0 \u00f6ruggri afhendingu endurn\u00fdjanlegrar orku og tekur \u00fe\u00e1tt \u00ed ranns\u00f3knar- og \u00fer\u00f3unarverkefnum sem l\u00fata a\u00f0 minni losun og b\u00e6ttri framlei\u00f0slut\u00e6kni. Starfsemi \u00e1lversins skapar fj\u00f6lm\u00f6rg st\u00f6rf \u00e1 Vesturlandi og sty\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 tengda \u00fej\u00f3nustu og atvinnustarfsemi \u00e1 sv\u00e6\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1561\">Century Aluminum festi kaup \u00e1 Nor\u00f0ur\u00e1li \u00ed apr\u00edl 2004 en \u00e1\u00f0ur var fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 d\u00f3tturfyrirt\u00e6ki Columbia Ventures Corporation (CVC) sem er \u00ed eigu Kenneth D. Peterson Jr. Century Aluminum er me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed Monterey \u00ed Kaliforn\u00edu \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\" data-start=\"1141\" data-end=\"1561\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nordural.is\/\">HEIMAS\u00cd\u00d0A NOR\u00d0UR\u00c1LS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5997fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5997fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00c1lver Alcoa Fjar\u00f0a\u00e1ls \u00e1 Rey\u00f0arfir\u00f0i h\u00f3f rekstur \u00e1ri\u00f0 2007. Fjar\u00f0a\u00e1l er eitt n\u00fat\u00edmalegasta og t\u00e6kniv\u00e6ddasta \u00e1lver \u00ed heimi og er til fyrirmyndar hva\u00f0 var\u00f0ar umhverfisvernd. \u00c1lveri\u00f0 er \u00fea\u00f0 st\u00e6rsta \u00e1 \u00cdslandi en framlei\u00f0slugeta \u00feess er allt a\u00f0 360 \u00fe\u00fasund tonn af \u00e1li \u00e1 \u00e1ri.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Alcoa Fjar\u00f0a\u00e1l sf. er \u00ed eigu Alcoa, Inc. sem er einn st\u00e6rsti \u00e1lframlei\u00f0andi\u00a0 heims me\u00f0 starfsst\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed 31 landi v\u00ed\u00f0s vegar um heiminn og um 57 \u00fe\u00fasund starfsmenn. Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 var stofna\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1888 og eru h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var \u00feess \u00ed Pittsburgh \u00ed Pennsylvan\u00edufylki \u00ed Bandar\u00edkjunum. \u00deegar \u00e1lver fyrirt\u00e6kisins \u00e1 Rey\u00f0arfir\u00f0i var reist haf\u00f0i Alcoa ekki byggt n\u00fdtt \u00e1lver \u00ed r\u00fam 20 \u00e1r.\u00a0 Ekkert var til spara\u00f0 til a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 g\u00e6ti or\u00f0i\u00f0 eitt fullkomnasta \u00e1lver heims.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rniverkefni Alcoa Fjar\u00f0a\u00e1ls og Landsvirkjunar var komi\u00f0 \u00e1 til a\u00f0 fylgjast me\u00f0 \u00e1hrifum framkv\u00e6mda vi\u00f0 K\u00e1rahnj\u00fakavirkjun og \u00e1lveri\u00f0 \u00ed Rey\u00f0arfir\u00f0i \u00e1 samf\u00e9lag, umhverfi og efnahag \u00e1 Austurlandi. V\u00f6ktun hefur sta\u00f0i\u00f0 yfir fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2007.\u00a0 Austurbr\u00fa hefur haldi\u00f0 utan um verkefni\u00f0 fr\u00e1 \u00e1rinu 2013 og m\u00e1 n\u00e1lgast mikinn fr\u00f3\u00f0leik \u00e1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sjalfbaerni.is\/\">heimas\u00ed\u00f0u<\/a> verkefnisins.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alcoa.com\/iceland\/ic\/\">HEIMAS\u00cd\u00d0A FJAR\u00d0A\u00c1LS<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8abe6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8abe6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Rio Tinto \u00e1 \u00cdslandi er sta\u00f0sett \u00ed Straumsv\u00edk og er \u00fea\u00f0 elsta \u00e1lver landsins.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">Samningar um byggingu \u00e1lvers \u00e1 \u00cdslandi voru undirrita\u00f0ir \u00e1ri\u00f0 1966, en vi\u00f0r\u00e6\u00f0ur milli svissneska fyrirt\u00e6kisins Alusuisse og r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnar \u00cdslands h\u00f6f\u00f0u \u00fe\u00e1 sta\u00f0i\u00f0 yfir \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r.\u00a0\u00cdslenska \u00e1lf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 hf. var stofna\u00f0 og framkv\u00e6mdir h\u00f3fust \u00ed Straumsv\u00edk. \u00deremur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ar h\u00f3fst framlei\u00f0sla en verksmi\u00f0jan var formlega v\u00edg\u00f0 \u00ed ma\u00ed 1970. Framlei\u00f0slugeta \u00e1lversins var \u00ed upphafi um 33.000 tonn \u00e1 \u00e1ri \u00ed 120 kerum, en s\u00ed\u00f0an hefur verksmi\u00f0jan veri\u00f0 st\u00e6kku\u00f0 fj\u00f3rum sinnum.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00c1lveri\u00f0 \u00ed Straumsv\u00edk er reki\u00f0 af Rio Tinto Alcan \u00e1 \u00cdslandi hf.\u00a0sem er hluti af\u00a0<strong>Rio Tinto<\/strong>, einum st\u00e6rsta \u00e1lframlei\u00f0anda \u00ed heimi og al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legu n\u00e1maf\u00e9lagi me\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var \u00ed London. F\u00e9lagi\u00f0 var stofna\u00f0 \u00e1ri\u00f0 1873 utan um koparvinnslu \u00e1 Sp\u00e1ni. \u00c1lsvi\u00f0 f\u00e9lagsins nefnist Rio Tinto.\u00a0 Rio Tinto er st\u00e6rsti \u00e1lframlei\u00f0andi heims auk \u00feess a\u00f0 vera lei\u00f0andi \u00ed p\u00f6kkunari\u00f0na\u00f0i. H\u00f6fu\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var Rio Tinto eru \u00ed Montreal \u00ed Kanada.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: left;\">ISAL framlei\u00f0ir h\u00e1g\u00e6\u00f0a\u00e1l \u00ed samr\u00e6mi vi\u00f0 \u00f3skir vi\u00f0skiptavina. Fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 framlei\u00f0ir fj\u00f6lmargar m\u00e1lmbl\u00f6ndur \u00ed mismunandi st\u00e6r\u00f0um, alls h\u00e1tt \u00ed 200 mismunandi v\u00f6rutegundir, sem eru fullunnar til v\u00f6lsunar. \u00c1li\u00f0 \u00far Straumsv\u00edk er nota\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fdmsar s\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ar v\u00f6rutegundir, svo sem pl\u00f6tur fyrir byggingari\u00f0na\u00f0, prentpl\u00f6tur, lyfja- og snyrtiv\u00f6ruumb\u00fa\u00f0ir og bifrei\u00f0ar. St\u00e6rstu vi\u00f0skiptavinir ISAL eru \u00ed \u00de\u00fdskalandi en fyrirt\u00e6ki\u00f0 selur einnig \u00e1l til annarra landa.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/riotinto.is\/\">HEIMAS\u00cd\u00d0A RIO TINTO \u00c1 \u00cdSLANDI<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nor\u00f0ur\u00e1l hefur starfa\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0an 1998 og er sta\u00f0sett \u00e1 i\u00f0na\u00f0arsv\u00e6\u00f0inu \u00e1 Grundartanga vi\u00f0 Hvalfj\u00f6r\u00f0. Verksmi\u00f0jan framlei\u00f0ir \u00e1l sem n\u00fdtist \u00ed margs konar i\u00f0na\u00f0i, til d\u00e6mis \u00ed b\u00edlaframlei\u00f0slu og \u00f6\u00f0rum framlei\u00f0slugreinum \u00fear sem krafist er sterks og l\u00e9ttra efnis. 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