New Aluminum offices in Baltimore opened

(Nov. 22, 2002) Norsk Hydro today formally opened its new Hydro Aluminum North America offices in Baltimore.

Hydro Aluminum North America recently finished moving into corporate headquarters at the Baltimore/Washington DC International Airport Central Business District.

The move consolidates three offices into one corporate headquarters. In addition to Hydro Aluminum North America’s corporate staff, the new Linthicum, Maryland facility will house the company’s metal hedging/risk management operations.

PLEASED: "We are very pleased with our choice of location," Martin Carter, president of Hydro Aluminum North America, said at the opening ceremony.

"Consolidating three offices generates the opportunity to reduce costs," commented Martin Carter, president of Hydro Aluminum North America. "But it's also an opportunity to create a work style that's flexible, open and encourages teamwork."

The 20,000 square foot office features open workstations for almost all employees and "huddle rooms" for meetings and business discussions. The custom-designed floor plan reinforces the key core value of creating an open and flexible environment where teamwork is encouraged.

Many activities

Hydro Aluminum North America now comprises more than 3,300 employees across 12 states and Mexico. It’s activities in 2001, including those of VAW in North America, represented revenues of approximately USD 1 billion.

Hydro Aluminum North America has established itself as the third largest extruder, the leading US supplier of drawn tubing and a leader in complex value added contract manufacturing with four dedicated contract manufacturing plants.

Through the acquisition of VAW, Hydro Aluminum North America expanded its remelt capacity in North America from 265,000 tons to over 400,000 tons, including the new Commerce, Texas operation, and significantly improved its geographical presence in the Southwest and Northeast regions of the United States.