Egil Hogna To Depart Norsk Hydro Upon Successor’s Appointment
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced yesterday the departure of executive vice president Egil Hogna at the end of...
sapa Extrusions
Norsk Hydro Sells Hydro Precision Tubing Lichtervelde To Aurelius Group
Norwegian aluminium smelter Norsk Hydro ASA announced earlier this week the sale of its subsidiary Hydro Precision Tubing Lichtervelde (HPTL) to Aurelius Group. The move is part of the firm’s wider strategy of restructuring its Hydro Extrusions business area. The firm said...
Sapa Settles U.S. Government Allegations Of Falsifying Certifications For Aluminium Extrusions Supplied To NASA
Norsk Hydro ASA’s subsidiary Sapa Profiles settled with the U.S. Department of Justice last week over claims that it falsified...
Sapa to Introduce Welding Machine Capable of Producing Extra-Large Panels for Offshore Use
Norway’s Sapa AS announced an initiative yesterday to develop new machinery that produces large, light aluminium products for offshore and...
Events
Extruded Aluminium a Popular Choice as Nepal Rebuilds
The April 2015 7.8Mw earthquake in Nepal damaged hundreds of thousands of homes across the country. As the Nepalese continue to rebuild, many of them have chosen extruded aluminium doors and windows rather than traditional wood. “Previously wood was the first choice for doors and windows. Owing to high cost, the use of wood is […]
Sapa and Norsk Hydro Agree to New Supply Contract
Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products GmbH, a fully-owned subsidiary of Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro ASA, announced yesterday that it has come to an open-ended agreement with Norwegian extruded aluminium provider Sapa AS. The new agreement, which is for Norsk Hydro to provide extrusion ingot to Sapa, is to begin next year. The new agreement between […]
West Texas Ballpark Debuts Throwback All-Aluminium Façade
El Paso, Texas’ Southwest University Park recently debuted a new all-aluminium façade reminiscent of wooden slats of the days of yore. Ball-Nogues Studio’s “Not Whole Fence” surrounds the play of the San Diego Padres’ Triple-A affiliate El Paso Chihuahuas, which is an installation of public art that went from drawing board to reality in under […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
