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Norwegian Government and Industry Stakeholders Forge Agreement on CO2 Compensation Scheme for Decarbonization

(IN BRIEF) The Norwegian government, along with industry associations and trade unions, has finalized an agreement on the future of the Norwegian CO2 compensation scheme, slated to be effective from 2024 to 2030. This agreement, encompassing a maximum annual CO2 … Read the full press release

Hydro Expands Commitment to Green Transition with First Suppliers Hub Membership

(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leader in low-carbon aluminum production, has joined the First Suppliers Hub, a tool launched at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos. The hub streamlines the transition from climate commitments to action for companies dedicated … Read the full press release

Hydro Completes $1.11 Billion Sale of Stake in Brazilian Alumina Refinery and Bauxite Producer

(IN BRIEF) Norwegian aluminum company Hydro has successfully concluded a $1.11 billion transaction involving the sale of a 30% interest in the Brazilian alumina refinery, Hydro Alunorte, as well as Hydro’s 5% stake in bauxite producer Mineracão Rio do Norte … Read the full press release

Hydro Unveils Ambitious Plans for Greener Aluminium and Sustainable Growth

(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a leading global aluminium company, has announced its strategic direction for the coming decade, focusing on capturing opportunities in the growing demand for low-carbon aluminium. The company aims to achieve this by stepping up its efforts in … Read the full press release

Macquarie Asset Management to Acquire Nearly 50% Stake in Hydro’s Renewable Energy Arm

(IN BRIEF) Macquarie Asset Management has inked an agreement with Hydro, a prominent Norwegian aluminum and renewable energy company, to purchase a 49.9 percent ownership interest in Hydro’s renewable energy subsidiary, Hydro Rein, for $332 million. This deal values Hydro … Read the full press release

Hydro Achieves Global Industry Standard Compliance for Tailings Facilities

(IN BRIEF) Hydro, a mining company, has announced that all of its tailings facilities with the highest potential consequences in the event of a failure are now in compliance with the Global Industry Standard on Tailings Management (GISTM). The company … Read the full press release

Hydro towards more sustainable aluminium: 25 sustainability projects worth more than EUR 1 billion in investments

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that the company is currently dealing with more than 25 sustainability related projects worth … Read the full press release

Hydro für nachhaltigeres Aluminium: 25 Nachhaltigkeitsprojekte mit einem Investitionsvolumen von über 1 Milliarde Euro

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 27-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien engagiert sich für eine nachhaltige Zukunft, hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen derzeit mehr als 25 nachhaltigkeitsbezogene Projekte im Wert von … Read the full press release

Vianode, un producteur de matériaux de batteries durables, prévoit d’ouvrir une usine de première phase à Herøya, en Norvège

(COMMUNIQUÉ DE PRESSE) OSLO, 6-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS : NHYDY), une société norvégienne d’aluminium et d’énergie renouvelable société, Elkem (FRA: 1DP), l’un des leaders mondiaux de la fabrication de métaux et de matériaux respectueux de l’environnement, et … Read the full press release

Vianode, a producer of sustainable battery materials, plans to open a first-phase plant in Herøya, Norway

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 6-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Norsk Hydro ASA (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company, Elkem (FRA: 1DP), one of the world’s leading companies in the environmentally responsible manufacture of metals and materials, and Altor, a … Read the full press release

Hydro auf der Fortune’s2022 World’s Most Admired Companieslist: das einzige in Norwegen und eines der nur drei skandinavischen Unternehmen

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) OSLO, 3-Feb-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), ein norwegisches Unternehmen für Aluminium und erneuerbare Energien, das sich einer nachhaltigen Zukunft verschrieben hat, hat bekannt gegeben, dass das Unternehmen die diesjährige Auszeichnung erhalten hat Liste des Magazins Fortune für … Read the full press release

Hydro employees to donate to UNICEF’s UPSHIFT program in support of young migrants and refugees

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 16-Dec-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro (OTCMKTS: NHYDY), a Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company committed to a sustainable future, has announced that this holiday season its employees will donate NOK 500,000 in support of UNICEF’s work on … Read the full press release

Hydro Volt pilot recycling plant for used electric car batteries receives support from Enova

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 10-Nov-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Hydro announces that its joint venture with Northvolt for planned pilot plant for recycling used electric car batteries from the Norwegian car market will receive more than 4 million EUR (NOK 43.5 million) … Read the full press release

The head of Hydro Extruded Solutions Egil Hogna steps down

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 2-Jun-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Norwegian aluminium and renewable energy company Norsk Hydro has announced there will be changes in its management team as the company’s head for the Extruded Solutions business area Egil Hogna, Executive Vice President, … Read the full press release

Hydro achieves carbon neutral goal ahead of schedule

(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 25-Mar-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Through extensive use of renewable energy sources for aluminium production to ever-advancing technology to reduce electricity consumption and emissions from its operations, Hydro has worked long and hard to reduce its own carbon … Read the full press release

Aluminium from Hydro used in an art installation dedicated to Peace for the Nobel Peace Center

“The Best Weapon” peace bench will be on display in front of the UN headquarters in New York until September 2019 (PRESS RELEASE) OSLO / NEW YORK, 21-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — “Peace Bench” made out of aluminium from Hydro will … Read the full press release

Hydro to industrialize world’s most climate and energy efficient aluminium electrolysis technology at the Karmøy technology pilot

All 60 electrolysis cells are now in operation at the Karmøy technology pilot, where Hydro aims to industrialize the world’s most climate and energy efficient aluminium electrolysis technology. OSLO, 29-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our aim is to be the global … Read the full press release