July

Stock exchange announcement
July 20, 2005

Hydro Aluminum's Metal Products Unit Names Sanna Frew, Vice President of Operations, Metal

 (Baltimore, MD - July 18, 2005) Sanna Frew joins Hydro Aluminum's North America Metal Products organization as the new Vice President of Operations. In her role, Frew will have bottom line responsibilities for all six North American casthouses. She will be focusing on safety initiatives and production efficiencies and will report directly to Ketil Heggestad, Senior Vice President, Metal Products.

July 19, 2005

Hydro to expand casting capacity in Sunndal

To support its continuing growth in North America, Hydro AluminumMetal Products has made the following organizational appointments:

July 11, 2005

New appointments to better support the Metal Products organization

To support its continuing growth in North America, Hydro AluminumMetal Products has made the following organizational appointments:

July 11, 2005

Visteon honors Hydro as "Best in Class"

Hydro Aluminium's precision tubing plant in Tønder, Denmark, has been named as a Visteon Important Partner exemplifying "Best in Class" performance, going above-and-beyond to meet Visteon's needs and expectations.