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Norsk Hydro: Alunorte announces full curtailment of its operations
Hydro’s alumina refinery Alunorte in Brazil announced today, October 3, that the plant is preparing for full curtailment of its operation. The decisio ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro updates force majeure notice following full curtailment at Alunorte alumina refinery
Hydro Aluminum International SA and Hydro Aluminum AS have updated the force majeure declarations previously sent to their alumina and hydrate custome ...
March 1, 2019
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Alunorte receives authorization to utilize press filter as first step to resume operations
Hydro’s alumina refinery Alunorte was granted an exceptional authorization, on October, 5th, by federal environmental agency IBAMA to utilize its stat ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro expands remelt operations at its Slovalco aluminum plant in Slovakia
Hydro and its joint-venture partner PENTA have made a joint investment decision to expand operations at the Slovalco plant in Slovakia, enabling the p ...
March 1, 2019
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SEMAS lifts Alunorte’s production embargo
The environmental agency in the state of Pará, SEMAS, has issued a technical note attesting that Hydro Alunorte can safely resume normal operations an ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro to increase production of post-consumer recycled aluminum
In line with its strategy to offer customers the “greenest” aluminum metal in the industry, Hydro is investing in its remelting facility in Azuqueca, ...
March 1, 2019
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Alunorte to resume production at half capacity
The Alunorte alumina refinery has on October 8 agreed with the environmental agency of the state of Pará, SEMAS, to resume production at 50 percent ca ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro develops new aluminum alloys for advanced sheet components
Hydro is launching three new aluminum alloys specifically for hot-metal forming of aluminum sheet, mainly for complex automotive components. Each allo ...
March 1, 2019
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New micro-car concept puts aluminum in the middle of mobility for future cities
A joint study that Hydro has carried out with Forschungsgesellschaft Kraftfahrwesen mbH in Aachen (fka) and School of Design Pforzheim, related to alu ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro launches high strength alloy that will help carmakers improve safety and sustainability
Material research from Hydro has led to the development of a new high-performing aluminum alloy for applications that require high-strength aluminum s ...
March 1, 2019
