United Kingdom
Hydro presents the entire value chain when producing aluminium. From refining bauxite and generating its own electrical power, to producing primary aluminium and manufacturing products such as casthouse products, building systems, extrusions, rolled products, and automotive and transport.
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| Extrusion products |
In the UK, Hydro is present with aluminium extrusion, building systems and precision tubing operations, and as a supplier of rolled aluminium and other metal products. The company has about 520 employees in the the country.
Hydro has relatively long traditions in the UK, starting in Bedwas, which is where the company built its first extrusion plant outside Norway, in 1971. The plant continues to serve customers in the market for general extrusions.
In Workington, Hydro produces and delivers aluminium precision tubing mainly for automotive customers. The Workington plant, founded in 1942, was taken over by Hydro in 1997.
Hydro also supplies fabricated aluminium products and is growing in the UK and Ireland as a supplier of building systems.
