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    Porsche Partners with Hydro to Lower the Carbon Footprint of Its Luxury Sports Cars

    Porsche AG signed an agreement with Norsk Hydro ASA to further reduce the carbon footprint of its luxury sports car models by using low-carbon aluminum and extrusions. In addition, the two companies will collaborate on an innovative value chain concept for battery materials and their recycling. “Porsche is working towards a net carbon-neutral value chain […]

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    TRIMET to Power Recycling Furnaces with Hydrogen-Rich Coke-Oven Gases

    TRIMET Aluminium SE will soon use hydrogen-rich energy to power its recycling plant in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. Switching to this climate-friendly fuel is part of a basic conversion program under which the materials specialist is expanding its recycling plant for climate-neutral production in the long term. The recycling plant is expected to start drawing hydrogen-rich energy […]

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    Hydro’s HalZero Smelting Technology Achieves a New Milestone

     Hydro is entering a new development stage for its HalZero production technology, which aims to decarbonize the aluminum smelting process. With support from the Norwegian government, the company plans to invest in a test facility for the new technology. This puts Hydro on track to deliver pilot production of zero-carbon primary aluminum by 2030. […]

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    Hydro Acquires Hueck Building Systems and Extrusion Business

    Hydro completed the acquisition of Hueck, a globally active manufacturer of extruded aluminum profile systems for windows, doors, and façade applications, for €60.3 million (~US$64.3 million). This follows approval from competition authorities in Germany and Austria. Founded in 1814, Hueck is headquarted in Lüdenscheid based, Germany. The company has decades of experienced developing profile systems, […]

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    Hydro Partners with Wave to Recover Minerals from Red Mud

    Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery signed a contract with Wave Aluminium to build a plant in Brazil that will work to address the challenges of bauxite residue — also known as red mud. The new plant will process bauxite residue, aiming to recover commercially valuable materials. Bauxite residue is generated after the bauxite ore has been processed […]

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    Hydro Partners with Mercedes-Benz to Reduce the CO2 in Vehicles

    Hydro and Mercedes-Benz are working on a joint technology roadmap to develop aluminum solutions approved for automotive applications with a CO2 footprint below 3.0 kgCO2/kg Al. The mutual ambition is to approach near-zero aluminum by 2030. Hydro has been supplying Mercedes-Benz with aluminum components for many years, and the aluminum supplier will deliver its first […]

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    Hydro Powers Its Extrusion Operations with Solar

    Hydro Extrusions is a major worldwide manufacturer of tailored aluminum profiles for a wide range of industries, from building and construction to automotive, transportation, electronic, maritime, and beyond. In Europe alone, the company operates 40 plants across 16 countries—making it the largest extruder on the continent. In response to demands from sustainability-minded customers, Hydro has […]

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    Hydro Breaks Ground on New Recycling Plant in Hungary

    Hydro Extrusions held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of its new aluminum recycling plant in Szekesfehervar, Hungary. The €88 million project will enable closed-loop recycling of both production and post-consumer aluminum scrap, which will be used to produce advanced alloys for extrusions used in the premium automotive segment. “Recycled aluminum is becoming more and […]