October

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Oct 31, 2008

Hydro introduces new heat exchanger concept

Hydro introduced new aluminium concepts for heat exchangers, specifically designed for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration market, at Chillventa 2008 in Nürnberg.

Oct 30, 2008

Hilde Aasheim joins Hydro's corporate management board on November 1

Hilde Aasheim will join Hydro as executive vice president for the Aluminium Metal business area on November 1.

Oct 30, 2008

Brighter homes by Technal

Hydro wants to bring its Technal brand's 'Maisons de Lumière' shop concept around the world, where the tool can help generate even more interest in the aluminium building systems brand. The first shop outside France has just opened, in China.

Oct 28, 2008

Chairman of the Board purchases shares

Chairman of the Board of Norsk Hydro ASA, Terje Vareberg, has on October 28, 2008 purchased 10,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 24.70 per share. New holding is 10,000 shares.

Oct 24, 2008

Member of the Board Finn Jebsen purchases shares

Member of the Board of Norsk Hydro ASA, Finn Jebsen, has on October 24, 2008 purchased 10,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 24.20 per share. New holding is 32,545 shares.

Oct 24, 2008

Executive Vice President Anne Harris purchases shares

Executive Vice President Anne Harris of Norsk Hydro ASA, has on October 24, 2008 purchased 7,500 shares in Hydro at NOK 24.32 per share. New holding is 13.902 shares.

Oct 23, 2008

Member of the Board Sten Roar Martinsen purchases shares

Member of the Board of Norsk Hydro ASA, Sten Roar Martinsen, has on October 23, 2008 purchased 1,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 26.30 per share. New holding is 1,402 shares.

Oct 23, 2008

Executive Vice President Tom Røtjer purchases shares

Executive Vice President of Norsk Hydro ASA, Tom Røtjer, has on October 23, 2008 purchased 5,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 26.53 per share. New holding is 16,532 shares.

Oct 21, 2008

Executive Vice President Arvid Moss purchases shares

Executive Vice President of Norsk Hydro ASA, Arvid Moss, has on October 21, 2008 purchased 10,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 26.90 per share. New holding is 60,857 shares.

Oct 21, 2008

Executive Vice President Svein Richard Brandtzæg purchases shares

Executive Vice President of Norsk Hydro ASA, Svein Richard Brandtzæg, has on October 21, 2008 purchased 1,000 shares in Hydro at NOK 28.50 per share. New holding is 26,117 shares.

Oct 21, 2008

Third quarter 2008: Result hit by falling markets and input cost pressures

Hydro's underlying income from continuing operations was NOK 968 million in the third quarter of 2008, down from NOK 1,335 million in the previous quarter and NOK 2,114 million in the same quarter last year, mainly due to seasonally lower demand in weakening markets and continued pressure on upstream input costs.

Oct 16, 2008

Main supplier to the SafeRoad Group

Hydro Aluminium Profiler has signed an agreement with the SafeRoad Group, one of Europe’s leading suppliers of products and systems for road safety. The agreement makes Hydro the main supplier of aluminium extrusions, mainly used in the manufacture of road signs and their accessories.

Oct 9, 2008

Board chairman Vareberg: Further consideration of Libya issue up to the authorities

The chairmen of the boards of Hydro and StatoilHydro discussed the handling of the so-called Libya issue on Thursday.

Oct 9, 2008

Hydro chairman: Board’s trust in Reiten unquestioned

Hydro board chairman Terje Vareberg expresses surprise that certain media have questioned his attitude to the trust held in Eivind Reiten as President and CEO of the company.

Oct 7, 2008

Libya investigation report submitted to Økokrim

The investigation report into Hydro’s former oil operations in Libya and consultancy agreements relating to the company’s international oil and gas operations was submitted today to the Norwegian National Authority for Investigation and Prosecution of Economic and Environmental Crime (Økokrim). The investigation provides grounds for criticism of certain issues. The investigators’ report to the board was published today.

Oct 7, 2008

Buyback of shares

On October 6, 2008, Norsk Hydro ASA purchased 1,160,000 own shares in the market at a price of NOK 33.93 per share.

Oct 2, 2008

Buyback of shares

On October 2, 2008, Norsk Hydro ASA purchased 723,000 own shares in the market at a price of NOK 35.28 per share.

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