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Sapa (fully owned by Hydro since October 2017) wins Alstom contract for aluminum-intensive high-speed train bodies
Sapa will deliver to Alstom structural aluminum frames, solebars and end-wall profiles for rail carriages in high-speed trains that will be used by Am ...
March 1, 2019
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Pará authorities to order 50% production cut at Alunorte
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) issued a statement late on Monday stating it will order Norwe ...
March 1, 2019
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Re-opening of Welsh factory
Sapa (fully owned by Hydro since October 2017) is to re-open its factory in Bedwas to supply the growing automotive industry demand for lightweight b ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro addresses local community needs
Suellen Lima from Barajuba, Barcarena receives potable water as part of several Hydro efforts to address local community needs. Photo: LED Produções Recent heavy rainfall led to flooding in the city of Barcarena. While Hydro’s best information is that Alunorte operations have not contributed to wat ...
March 1, 2019
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About rainwater release from Canal Velho
Hydro has no indications of leaks or overflow from Hydro Alunorte’s bauxite residue deposit areas. In order to release excess rainwater from the facto ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro bids to acquire Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL
Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA has made a binding offer to acquire Rio Tinto’s 100% share of Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL. The offer also ...
March 1, 2019
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Norsk Hydro: Preliminary findings from internal task force
The internal expert task force established to review the Alunorte alumina refinery after the flooding in February has reported preliminary findings.
March 1, 2019
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Abandoned pipe and environmental license in Alunorte
At Alunorte’s alumina refinery in Barcarena in the state of Pará in Brazil, an old pipe which is not in use has caused confusion in the public domain, ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro starts production at technology pilot
Today, Hydro started producing the first aluminum metal at the technology pilot in Karmøy, marking the start of verifying at an industrial scale the w ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro Alunorte operations continue despite heavy rainfall, supports communities
Water levels in the basins surrounding the solid residues deposits are now decreasing and Hydro Alunorte is operating as normal, despite heavy rainfal ...
March 1, 2019
