Alunorte

Glencore To Buy 30 Percent Of Alunorte From Norsk Hydro For US$700 Million

Glencore To Buy 30 Percent Of Alunorte From Norsk Hydro For US$700 Million

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week that it will sell 30 percent of Alunorte alumina refinery and 5 percent of MRN bauxite mine to Swiss miner Glencore plc. Per Glencore, the consideration on the sale should be in the...

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Norsk Hydro Commissions New Electric Steam Boiler At Alunorte Alumina Refinery

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced last week that its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil began operation of the plant’s first electric boiler. Hydro says the new boiler is expected to cut the plant’s carbon emissions by 100 thousand metric tons per annum. The new electric boiler at Alumina do Norte de Brasil S.A. […]

Norsk Hydro Posts Record High Adjusted EBITDA In Third Quarter

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA released financial and production results for the third quarter of 2021 last week. The firm delivered record results as it achieved its targets set for the quarter, thanks in large part to higher all-in prices for aluminium and alumina. Revenue for the quarter came to NOK36,710 million, up by […]

Hydro Inks Deal For LNG Supply To Alunorte Alumina Refinery

Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA announced last week the signing of a new, multi-year contract with New Fortress Energy (NFE) to deliver liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil. The 15-year deal is part of Hydro’s project to switch the plant’s power generation to a source with a lower carbon […]

Alunorte Becomes World’s First Alumina Refinery Certified Under ISO 55001

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week that its alumina refinery in Brazil has become the world’s first to achieve ISO 55001 certification, bringing its total certifications for safety and responsible production to seven. Additionally, Alunorte Alumina Norte Brasil S.A. will also be listed among ISO’s Technical Committee Members, which is another first. […]