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Hydro updates expected earnings implications of Qatalum power outage

Norsk Hydro ASA’s share of underlying earnings in Qatalum for the third quarter 2010 is expected to be a loss of about NOK 225 million including the e ...

October 12, 2010

Aluminium at Chillventa 2010

Hydro will be exhibiting aluminium components at Chillventa 2010 for use in air conditioning and refrigeration systems. The move from copper to alumin ...

October 5, 2010

Hydro-Vale agreement granted Norwegian hydropower concession

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy approved on Wednesday Brazilian Vale's planned takeover of 22 percent of the shares in Hydro, as part o ...

September 29, 2010

Hydro to invest NOK 850 million in Rjukan hydropower upgrade

Hydro will invest about 850 million Norwegian kroner from 2011 to 2015 to upgrade the Rjukan hydropower system in Telemark, southeast Norway, moderniz ...

September 27, 2010

Hydro's financial calendar 2010/2011

Hydro has updated its financial calendar for 2010 and 2011.

September 23, 2010

Energy-efficient building delivers power to German consumers

Since Hydro in March started measuring energy production and consumption at the company’s German test center for energy-efficient aluminium building s ...

September 23, 2010

Hydro increases improvement ambition from USD 100 to USD 300 per tonne

Hydro’s ambition to improve earnings from its wholly owned smelters by USD 100 per tonne is now being increased to USD 300 per tonne. The measures aim ...

September 22, 2010

Qatalum resumes production

The Qatalum plant in Qatar restarted aluminium production on Wednesday from the first cell, following a shutdown on August 10.

September 15, 2010

European Aluminium Award to Hydro solar technology partner Ritter

Ritter Energie & Umwelttechnik GmbH, a German pioneer company in solar thermal technology and development partner of Hydro, has won the European Alumi ...

September 15, 2010

Aluminium product premiums could go higher

The markets for aluminium casthouse products are currently very tight, and Hydro expects this to continue into 2011, Kjetil Ebbesberg, head of the Met ...

September 15, 2010