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      Hydro Aluminium Metal Årdal

      Hydro's primary aluminium plant in Årdal produces metal on two prebake lines

      Aerial photo of Hydro Årdal

      Facts about Hydro Årdal

      • Number of employees: 520 
      • Production start: 1948 
      • Annual production: 204.000 tonnes primary aluminium, 220.000 tonnes casthouse products (sheet ingot and foundry alloys), 215.000 tonnes anodes.
      • Products/specialties: Primary aluminium, casthouse products, anodes, power production and R&D

      We've been operating the plant since 1986. The site also includes a casthouse, delivering sheet ingot and foundry alloys, and carbon production. In addition, Hydro operates one of the industry's leading research centers in Årdal. 

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      Hydro Aluminium AS Årdal

      Postboks 303

      Verksvegen 1

      Norway