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Hydro commissions SGW to conduct independent environmental review of Alunorte
Hydro has commissioned Brazilian environmental consultancy SGW Services to perform an independent review of the water treatment and effluent managemen ...
March 1, 2019
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Norsk Hydro: Preliminary findings from internal task force
The internal expert task force established to review the Alunorte alumina refinery after the flooding in February has reported preliminary findings.
March 1, 2019
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Hydro forms expert task force to review Barcarena situation
Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA has established an expert task force to lead a comprehensive review at Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in ...
March 1, 2019
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Abandoned pipe and environmental license in Alunorte
At Alunorte’s alumina refinery in Barcarena in the state of Pará in Brazil, an old pipe which is not in use has caused confusion in the public domain, ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro prepares to reduce Alunorte production by 50%
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability (SEMAS) in the Brazilian state of Pará has formally notified the Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hy ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro takes new initiatives to resolve Alunorte situation
Hydro’s CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg has appointed CFO Eivind Kallevik as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina with immediate effect, replacing Silvio Por ...
March 1, 2019
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Pará authorities to order 50% production cut at Alunorte
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) issued a statement late on Monday stating it will order Norwe ...
March 1, 2019
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Court orders Alunorte to cut production by 50% and halt operations at DRS2 bauxite residue disposal
Based on a request from public prosecutors in the state of Pará, Brazil, a regional court issued a ruling on Wednesday, February 28, demanding Hydro t ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro takes measures to preserve jobs in Paragominas
To preserve jobs, 400 employees working in Hydro’s mining operations in Paragominas will be on collective vacations as of April 2.
March 1, 2019
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Brandtzæg visits Alunorte and surrounding communities
To see the situation in Barcarena with his own eyes and to support local management in handling a challenging situation, Hydro’s President and CEO wen ...
March 1, 2019