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Norsk Hydro Constructing Solar Fence at German Aluminium Extrusion Plant

Norsk Hydro Constructing Solar Fence at German Aluminium Extrusion Plant

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced this week an investment in a 426-meter solar fence at its Offenburg extrusion plant in Germany. According to the firm, the fence is the first of its kind in Germany to be built with a...

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Norsk Hydro Roars Back With Strong Q2 2021 Earnings

Norwegian aluminium firm Norsk Hydro ASA released results for the second quarter of 2021 yesterday. Numbers for the quarter generally reflected the improved market for aluminium, with financial markers exceeding both the prior quarter and the prior year. In the year’s second quarter Hydro reported revenues of NOK34,559 million, better slightly on the quarter and […]

Extruded Aluminium Buoys Norsk Hydro Financial Results In 2020

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA released its annual report on Friday. Despite the challenges to the global economy and the worldwide aluminium market, the firm reported strong results even in the face of coronavirus’s impact. For the year 2020 Hydro reported income of NOK138,118 million, down from the prior year’s income of NOK149,766 million. […]

Norsk Hydro Says Production Up But Sales Down In April And May Thanks To COVID-19

Noting the unique situation in which the global economy has found itself in recent months, Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA updated investors as to production volumes for the past two months, detailing a more or less increase in production but showing a steep decline in sales over the period. Per the firm, production volumes […]

Norsk Hydro Announces NOK150 Million Investment In Advanced Automotive Aluminium Production Equipment At Husnes Plant

Norwegian aluminium producer Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday the planned upgrade of equipment at Hydro Husnes that will allow it to offer advanced aluminium products to automotive manufacturing customers. Hydro says the NOK150 million (US$17.6 million) investment will consist largely of the installation of Low Pressure Casting (LPC) equipment that will produce improved aluminium material […]

Auto Industry Looks to Aluminum Extrusions for Increased Performance and Cost-Effective Solutions

Automakers are employing an effective way to slim down electric vehicles, just as they have lightened their traditional combustion-engine lineup. They’re using more high-strength aluminum to provide the needed lightweighting. And they intend to continue to use the distinct capabilities of extruded solutions to make their vehicles more energy efficient, without sacrificing performance or aesthetics. […]