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200 Attend Meeting On Iceland Silicon Plant Future
Around 200 Helgavík residents attended a meeting discussing plans to reopen the bankrupt United Silicon plant, RÚV reports. A representative from the plants new owner Stakksberg, a subsidiary of Arion Bank, stated that they have not considered permanently shuttering the plant. Þórður…
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United Silicon Expected To Open Again In 18 Months
The infamous United Silicon factory, that used to provide materials necessary for the construction of solar panels, is set to fire up its machinery once again in the next 18 to 20 months, Kjarninn reports. Health or wealth Grapevine has provided extensive…
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United Silicon Founder Claims Sneeze Caused Him To Speed At 180km/h
Magnús Ólafur Garðarsson, the founder and former CEO of Iceland’s most popular company United Silicon–which seems to mainly produce poisonous fumes– claimed in court that a sneeze possibly caused him to drive his Tesla at 180km/h on Reykjanesbraut between Reykjavík and Keflavík,…
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Gasping For Air: United Silicon’s Enduring Problems
By the time you read this, the United Silicon plant in Reykjanes will have been closed. Temporarily, mind you, while “necessary upgrades and maintenance” are performed. If those two sentences sound familiar to you, they should; it’s the same situation that has…
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Environmental Minister: United Silicon “Depriving Residents Of Freedom”
Minister for the Environment Björt Ólafsdóttir has once again spoken up about the controversial United Silicon plant in Reykjanes, which has been a source of air pollution since at least last November. The problems at United Silicon have been ongoing and frequently…
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“I Thought Quality Of Life Mattered More”
Residents in Reykjanesbær in Suðurnes felt the effects of pollution from the nearby United Silicon plant last weekend. This is yet another incident of many between the town and the plant, and residents have had enough. RÚV reports that due to decrease…
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Heavy Industry, Heavy Times: Silicon Plant Proves Controversial
This January, newly appointed Minister of the Environment Björt Ólafsdóttir caught the attention of the media when she made some bold and unequivocal statements about heavy industry in Iceland: “The government will no longer make concessions to large companies with tax money…
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Authorities Shut Down Factory Amid Predictions Iceland Will Fail Paris Agreement
The Environment Agency of Iceland has shut down the United Silicon factory in Helguvík—which provides materials necessary for the construction of solar panels. The decision was made in response to scandal plagued months for the company, with it being accused of having…
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Environment Minister Supports Shutting Plant Down
Iceland’s Environment Minister, Björt Ólafsdóttir, believes shutting down the United Silicon plant in Reykjanesbær is an acceptable course of action. “I think that [shutting the plant down] is an acceptable option,” Björt told RÚV last night. “I want to assist the Environment Agency…
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Silicon Plant Denies Pollution, No One Buying It
The Environment Agency of Iceland has rejected a statement from United Silicon suggesting that the high levels of arsenic in the air in Reykjanesbær could be the result of something other than the silicon plant, reports RÚV. An independent party measured normal arsenic…
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Municipal Council Want To Shut Down Polluting Silicon Plant
The Municipal Council of Reykjanesbær want the United Silicon plant to shut down immediately as arsenic levels in the air are consistently dangerous, reports RÚV. Recent measurements have shown that arsenic levels around the United Silicon plant and Reykjanesbær are approximately 20…
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United Silicon Plant Releases More Toxic Emissions – VIDEOS
Videos taken by workers within the United Silicon plant shows tremendous amounts of toxic emissions being released into the air under cover of night, mere weeks after it came to light that people in the area have been poisoned by these emissions…
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Town Residents Poisoned By Silicon Metals Plant Pollution
Pollution from a silicon metals plant in Reykjanesbær reportedly poisoned a number of residents in the town, prompting them to seek medical attention. The mayor of Reykjanesbær has described the incident as “beginner’s hiccups”. Stundin reports that nurse María Magnúsdóttir sought medical…