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With the new construction of the three recycling ovens, Hydro can process 150,000 tons of aluminum per year for new processing and use. This saves 95% energy compared to primary generation of the same amount and well over 1 million tons of CO2 emissions every year.

The investment of 16.6 million euros makes Alunorf even more versatile and future-proof, because for the first time this plant recycles used metal
to cast ingots and roll strips out of it. The major customers for aluminum rolled products are the packaging, construction, automotive and transport, printing, machine and plant construction industries.

Christa Thoben , Minister for Economic Affairs of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, praised Hydro and Alunorf for their contribution to climate protection and economic strength: “I am pleased that Hydro is investing in Neuss and thus becoming an industrial location in North Rhine-Westphalia. Westphalia confesses. These investments bring added value and employment to the region. The company creates clean production processes that combine industry and climate protection, value creation and sustainability. ”Thoben inaugurated the two-chamber furnace in front of 150 guests together with Hydro Group board member Oliver Bell.

Oliver Bell emphasized: “Aluminum serves people and the environment in many applications and can be used again and again through recycling. So it is renewable energy in solid form. Accordingly, politics should not burden production and recycling, but promote it. "

The more than 5,600 m² hydro recycling center near Alunorf creates 25 new jobs. It works very energy-efficiently by, among other things, Separates paints and other mixed materials from the metal and uses their energy directly in the firing process. Regenerative burner technology, state-of-the-art exhaust gas cleaning and complete recycling of residual materials as well as scrap storage under one roof are among the measures with which the company deserves a particularly good environmental assessment

Alunorf, Aluminum Norf GmbH in Neuss, is the world's largest factory for melting and rolling aluminum with an annual production of around 1.5 million tons of rolled semi-finished products. With more than 2,000 employees, the company operated jointly by Hydro and the aluminum rolling group Novelis is one of the largest employers in the Neuss Rhine district.

Hydro, a leading supplier of aluminum and aluminum products with 23,000 employees in 40 countries, has around 6,000 employees in Germany, mainly in Grevenbroich and Neuss, and has annual sales in Germany of around 2.6 billion euros .

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