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Biodiversity in Brazil’s rainforest

Hydro's collaborative research project in Brazil aims to restore and protect biodiversity.

July 4, 2014

Hydro takes control of Søral aluminium plant

Aluminium company Hydro and Rio Tinto Alcan (RTA) have signed an agreement for Hydro to take over RTA’s share of the aluminium smelter Sør-Norge Alumi ...

July 3, 2014

R&D Bonn: Driving force in aluminium for progress in Europe

Hydro Aluminium's Research and Development Centre in Bonn, Germany,& ensures the technological advance of Hydro's premium aluminium rolled products. N ...

June 26, 2014

Order awarded for new automotive line

The EUR 130 million project of a third production line for aluminium car body sheet at Hydro´s rolled products plant in Grevenbroich, Germany, is proc ...

June 26, 2014

Hydro to invest in advanced casting technology, targeting automotive industry

Hydro has decided to invest in new casting technology for its sheet ingot casthouses in Høyanger and Årdal, Norway. The investment will enable the com ...

June 24, 2014

Hydro signs new long-term power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio

Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA has signed a long-term power contract with Norwegian renewable energy producer Agder Energi AS, for annual ...

June 23, 2014

Hydro aluminium trafo strip within a week

Hydro, as a leading supplier of aluminium strip for electrical transformer windings, is taking performance to a new level: with a lead time of just on ...

June 23, 2014

Deeside recycling plant unveils new equipment, offers new products, cuts energy consumption

This week, Hydro’s remelt and recycling plant in Deeside, Wales, opened its new sawing and homogenizing line. The new equipment cuts the plant’s energ ...

June 20, 2014

Hydro signs additional long-term power contract for Norwegian aluminium portfolio

Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA has signed a long-term power contract with Axpo Trading AG, a Switzerland-based energy company with captiv ...

June 18, 2014

World's aluminium elite gathers at NTNU

On Monday this week, Hydro's head of technology Hans Erik Vatne officially opened the Fourteenth International Conference on Aluminium Alloys (ICAA.) ...

June 17, 2014