Hydro decided on Friday, March 16, to initiate a NOK 500 million investment to the water treatment system of the Alunorte alumina refinery in Barcaren ...

March 16, 2018

To preserve jobs at Alunorte, 600 employees working in Hydro’s operation at Alunorte, will be on collective vacation as of March 31.

March 16, 2018

This article provides a detailed presentation of the situation at Hydro’ alumina refinery Alunorte, including timeline of events and run through of th ...

March 15, 2018

Hydro will host a conference call at 12:00 CET (11:00 UK time, 06:00 EST) today, Thursday March 15-2018, with a general update on the situation in Bar ...

March 15, 2018

To preserve jobs, 400 employees working in Hydro’s mining operations in Paragominas will be on collective vacations as of April 2.

March 15, 2018

The internal expert task force established to review the Alunorte alumina refinery after the flooding in February has reported preliminary findings.

March 13, 2018

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 11, 2018

Canal Velho is a release channel, adjacent to the water treatment plant in Alunorte, which occasionally is used to discharge water, separated from the ...

March 10, 2018

Hydro has commissioned Brazilian environmental consultancy SGW Services to perform an independent review of the water treatment and effluent managemen ...

March 7, 2018

Hydro’s CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg has appointed CFO Eivind Kallevik as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina with immediate effect, replacing Silvio Por ...

March 5, 2018