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Aluminium E-Charge poles for smarter, cleaner streets

Jan 29 2026

Our public spaces are becoming cluttered with several objects. Examples from a pole perspective: charging stations, lighting, cameras and traffic signs. With an increasing demand of electrical cars, millions of additional charging points are expected by 2030 across Europe, the need for efficient and uniform infrastructure is growing.

Working with designers to shape the market for greener aluminium

By Herman Skjølsvik, Marketing Manager, Hydro Extrusions
Dec 04 2025

When Hydro launched Hydro CIRCAL 100R in 2024, the world’s first aluminium made with 100 percent post-consumer scrap, we wanted to demonstrate that recycled aluminium can meet real design and manufacturing expectations, while keeping the same standards for quality, aesthetics, and technical performance. Here’s how it went.

What happens when we start listening to waste

By Joris Wintgens
Nov 27 2025

I never begin with a sketch of a chair or a lamp. I begin with whatever a factory has left over.

Making aluminium a little more joyful with natural dyes and a magic color machine

By Odin Visser and Charles Gateau
Nov 17 2025

There is too much sad news in the world. That’s why we need to celebrate circularity.

How we made a towering three-piece extruded aluminium lamp in recycled post-consumer scrap

By Daphna Isaacs Burggraaf and Laurens Manders
Nov 10 2025

When Hydro in the Netherlands invited us to join a production run of their 100R material, we said yes before the sentence was finished.

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COP30 brings global spotlight to Pará, home of Hydro’s upstream operations in Brazil

By Jennifer Manning, Communications Manager
Oct 30 2025

As the global spotlight turns to the Amazon at COP30, aluminium and renewable energy company Hydro has been on the ground for decades producing alumina and aluminium from bauxite. This United Nation climate change conference is a unique opportunity to demonstrate how responsible mining and metal production can drive the green transition.

Contributing to a just and green transition

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Aluminium E-Charge poles for smarter, cleaner streets

Working with designers to shape the market for greener aluminium

What happens when we start listening to waste

Making aluminium a little more joyful with natural dyes and a magic color machine

How we made a towering three-piece extruded aluminium lamp in recycled post-consumer scrap

COP30 brings global spotlight to Pará, home of Hydro’s upstream operations in Brazil

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