Hydro aluminium plant in Karmøy hit by power failure
Hydro announced on Monday, April 1, that its aluminium plant in Karmøy, Norway halted metal production following a power outage. The plant re-established supply of electricity but at a lower amperage.
The primary aluminium plant has a production capacity of 270,000 tonnes, of which 75,000 tonnes are from the Karmøy technology pilot. Hydro said the Karmøy technology pilot is not affected by the situation.
“The cause of the power failure is not clear and will be investigated. All available resources are mobilized to identify the cause and resume production,” the company said in a statement.
In other Hydro news, in the Extruded Solutions business, production is running at an average output of 85% in the three business units Extrusion Europe, Extrusion North America and Precision Tubing.
In the Building Systems unit operations are currently at around 60 percent, up from 20 percent on Wednesday.
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