March
Stock exchange announcement
March 28, 2008
The Wicona unitised curtain walling system has been specified for a new 32-floor tower in Sheffield, which will be the tallest building in the British city. The £3.5m façade contract will be delivered by Solaglas in partnership with Wicona Projects.
March 28, 2008
Norway’s largest labor organization, LO, issued a strike warning on Friday, which would affect aluminium production in Norway from April 2.
March 27, 2008
Hydro has invested NOK 147 million in shares in Ascent Solar, increasing its stake in the American solar energy cell manufacturer from 22 to 34.8 percent. The transaction is part of Hydro’s engagement in energy solutions of the future.
March 14, 2008
Hydro is one of Toyota's best suppliers. The company has received further proof, having been selected as one of the winners of Toyota’s Excellent Quality Performance Award.
March 14, 2008
“We have developed hydroelectric power in order to develop industry in Norway. We want to continue generating our own power, so that we can continue to produce aluminium. This proposal will make it more difficult to further industrial development in Norway.”
March 13, 2008
Hydro 簽署了一份合約，收購正在台灣建設中的 Famco 鋁冶煉廠 45% 的所有權股份。 Famco 建成後每年將生產大約 75,000 噸擠壓錠。
March 13, 2008
Hydro has signed an agreement to acquire a 45 percent ownership stake in Famco, an aluminium remelt plant under construction in Taiwan. Famco will have an initial annual production of about 75,000 tons of extrusion ingot.
March 12, 2008
As an answer to the new trends within interior design, such as the return of the pure tones of nature, and the growing requests of restoration projects, Hydro has invested in a new wood-effect paint line, installed in the Pombal factory, which is located in the Portuguese district of Leiria.
March 11, 2008
“Hydro will use technology and innovation to make aluminium a greener metal than it already is,” said Hydro's scientist, Halvor Kvande, at the TMS conference in New Orleans on Monday. His presentation adressed Hydro's commitment to the environmental challenges that the aluminium industry is facing.
March 7, 2008
Hydro is funding USD 150,000 of UNICEF’s aid program in Tajikistan. The money will be spent on helping the local population, especially children and mothers, survive the extreme winter conditions with severe sub-zero temperatures.
March 6, 2008
A year after preparation of the construction site started, the leaders of Qatalum and Hydro's Projects organization say that the building of the new aluminium plant in Qatar is on track. Site preparation is now almost completed, and the foundations for some of the buildings have already been laid.
March 5, 2008
Hydro’s nomination committee is proposing Inge K. Hansen as a new member of the Board of Directors to replace Svein Rennemo, who has asked to step down as member of the board. The proposal of the nomination committee will be placed before a corporate assembly meeting on 12 March.
March 3, 2008
A number of vacant positions to strengthen the Projects organization in Hydro are being advertised. They cover areas with responsibility for developing large, new projects like the aluminium plant in Qatar.
March 3, 2008
Next week the global aluminium industry will convene for the annual Minerals, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) conference in the USA. Hydro is making an active contribution by putting climate and energy challenges on the agenda.
