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Hydro starts production at technology pilot
Today, Hydro started producing the first aluminum metal at the technology pilot in Karmøy, marking the start of verifying at an industrial scale the w ...
March 1, 2019
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No disturbances in bauxite residue deposits after heavy rainfall in Barcarena
After a short period of unusually heavy rainfall in the region of Barcarena, near Hydro’s alumina refinery in Brazil, technical surveys by different s ...
March 1, 2019
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About rainwater release from Canal Velho
Hydro has no indications of leaks or overflow from Hydro Alunorte’s bauxite residue deposit areas. In order to release excess rainwater from the facto ...
March 1, 2019
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Alunorte issues force majeure notice following 50% production cut
Following orders from federal, state and local authorities in Brazil for the Alunorte alumina refinery to reduce production by 50 percent, Alumina do ...
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 bids to acquire Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL
Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA has made a binding offer to acquire Rio Tinto’s 100% share of Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL. The offer also ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro Alunorte operations continue despite heavy rainfall, supports communities
Water levels in the basins surrounding the solid residues deposits are now decreasing and Hydro Alunorte is operating as normal, despite heavy rainfal ...
March 1, 2019
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Third-party consultancy analysis of water and soil outside Alunorte
Alunorte, Hydro’s alumina refinery in Brazil, has sealed and secured a pipe that was detected during an inspection by Secretariat of Environment and S ...
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 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