
Hydro locks in renewable power supply through 2040 with Statkraft to drive low-carbon aluminium growth in Norway
Hydro Energi and Statkraft have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) securing an annual electricity supply of 876 GWh from 2031 to 2040. The agreement will provide Hydro with around 8.8 TWh of power during the contract period, with deliveries planned in Norway’s electricity price area...
Bell Bay Aluminium conundrum: Can Tasmania close the $60m power gap?
The future of Bell Bay Aluminium smelter in Tasmania remains dependent on the outcome of negotiations over its electricity supply agreement. Federal Industry Minister of Australia Tim Ayres has stopped short of committing federal funding similar to the support extended to the Tomago aluminium...
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Norsk Hydro: China Aluminum Tubing Plant Supplying Japan Homes
... Aluminum originally destined for Japan's air-conditioning systems is being used instead to construct temporary housing in the northeastern region of the quake- and tsunami-affected country, Norwegian producer Norsk Hydro ASA (NHY.OS) said Wednesday. ...

Federal Opposition meets with aluminium smelter staff?
... Liberal Paterson MP, Bob Baldwin will meet with management and workers at Kurri Kurri's aluminium smelter to discuss the Federal Government's controversial carbon tax. Nationals Leader, Warren Truss will today join Mr Baldwin at the Hydro smelter to hear from the industry about the impact of...

Qatalum participates in opening keynote panel on day 1 of 5th Middle East Aluminium Conference
...Qatalum, the state-of-the-art aluminium smelter being built as a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro in line with Qatar's long-term economic diversification strategy, took part in the 5th Middle East Aluminium conference, which ran from 14 to 16 March 2011 at The Westin Hotel in...

Qatalum participates in opening keynote panel on day 1 of 5th Middle East Aluminium Conference
...Qatalum, the state-of-the-art aluminium smelter being built as a joint venture between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro in line with Qatar's long-term economic diversification strategy, took part in the 5th Middle East Aluminium conference, which ran from 14 to 16 March 2011 at The Westin Hotel in...

Qatalum presence at TMS 2011
...TMS is the annual gathering of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, an international professional organization for materials and engineering, covering the whole range from processing and production to basic research and advanced applications. This year the gathering ran from February 27...

Qatalum presence at TMS 2011
...TMS is the annual gathering of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, an international professional organization for materials and engineering, covering the whole range from processing and production to basic research and advanced applications. This year the gathering ran from February 27...

Qatalum presence at TMS 2011
...TMS is the annual gathering of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, an international professional organization for materials and engineering, covering the whole range from processing and production to basic research and advanced applications. This year the gathering ran from February 27...

Qatalum ramp up on track - Norsk Hydro
...Reuters reported that productivity at aluminum producer Norsk Hydro's Qatar JV Qatalum's smelter plant exceeds previous estimates...

Vale concludes sale of metals assets to Hydro
...Bnamericas reported that Vale has concluded the sale of its stakes in bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets in Brazil to Norsk Hydro...

Vale concludes sale of metals assets to Hydro
...Bnamericas reported that Vale has concluded the sale of its stakes in bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets in Brazil to Norsk Hydro...

Vale concludes sale of metals assets to Hydro
...Bnamericas reported that Vale has concluded the sale of its stakes in bauxite, alumina and aluminum assets in Brazil to Norsk Hydro...

Vale Completes $5.27 Billion Alumina, Bauxite Sale to Hydro
...Vale acquired 22 percent, or $3.5 billion, of Hydro’s outstanding shares, and received $503 million in cash for the assets, Vale said in a statement today. Vale also transferred “off-take rights and outstanding commercial contracts” and net debt of $655 million to Hydro, according to the...

Vale Completes $5.27 Billion Alumina, Bauxite Sale to Hydro
...Vale acquired 22 percent, or $3.5 billion, of Hydro’s outstanding shares, and received $503 million in cash for the assets, Vale said in a statement today. Vale also transferred “off-take rights and outstanding commercial contracts” and net debt of $655 million to Hydro, according to the...

International Aluminum Institute Launches Aluminium Recycling Website
...Svein Richard Brandtzæg, chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) and CEO of Hydro, has announced the launch of a website highlighting the recycling advantages of aluminum products. Recognizing the demand from customers, consumers and policymakers around the world for up-to-date...

Hydro Q4 2010 affect by lower prices and higher costs
...Hydro had underlying earnings before financial items and tax of NOK 588 million in the Q4 down from NOK 965 million in the Q3. Lower realized aluminium prices, higher operating costs and seasonally lower sales volumes weakened underlying results...

Smelter demands that blocked electricity contract be honoured
...THE operator of the Kurri Kurri aluminium smelter, the Norwegian-owned Hydro Aluminium, says the future of its smelter in the Hunter Valley is in doubt because of a lack of government commitment...

China aluminium demand up 10 pct in 2011 -Norsk Hydro
...Norwegian aluminium group Norsk Hydro (NHY.OL: Quote) said on Wednesday it sees Chinese aluminium consumption rising by 10 percent this year. China is the world's largest producer and consumer of the metal used widely in transport and packaging...

Hydro Studies Acquisitions AMAG after Buying $4.9 billion of assets from Vale
...Norsk Hydro ASA, the Norwegian aluminum company buying $4.9 billion of assets from Vale SA, is studying other acquisitions and has Austria Metall GmbH on its “radar,” according to its chief executive officer...

