General Motors (GM) is introducing a new bumper system comprised of recycled aluminum in its Cadillac OPTIQ electric vehicle (EV). This marks one of the first U.S. implementations of Hydro CIRCAL, which is independently verified by DNV to have 75% post-consumer scrap, in a structural, safety‑critical automotive application. “Michigan built the automotive age,” said Duncan […]
Hydro and Mercedes-Benz are expanding their partnership to increase the use of recycled and low-carbon aluminum across Europe. The companies will support opportunities to cut emissions at industrial scale, while also strengthening already resilient value chains. “The next generation of automotive supply chains will be defined by higher levels of circularity, a lower-carbon footprint and […]
The aluminum plant Slovalco has reached an agreement with the Slovak government enabling the restart of 75,000 tonnes of primary aluminum production capacity. The agreement with the Slovak government marks an important milestone in the effort to resume full operations at Slovalco after operations were curtailed in 2022 due to high power prices. It establishes […]
Hydro entered into a five-year agreement with Nexans to supply approximately 85,000 tonnes of low-carbon aluminum wire rod between 2026 and 2030. The agreement is intended to support the modernization and decarbonization of Europe’s electricity grid using aluminum produced with renewable energy in Norway. The aluminum wire rod will be produced at Hydro’s Karmøy primary […]
Hydro entered into a collaboration with Parsons Healthy Materials Lab (HML) to explore how advances in recycling and low-carbon production methods are affecting aluminum’s role in the building and architecture sector. The partnership focuses on approaches that are impacting aluminum’s environmental profile and what architects, designers, and manufacturers need to consider as material choices are […]
Hydro is supplying low-carbon, recycled aluminum profiles to Mercedes-Benz Trucks for their reECONIC project. The reECONIC is an electric battery powered waste collection truck, developed with more than 30 partners to demonstrate circular vehicle manufacturing. Based on the Mercedes‑Benz eEconic, the project applies circular thinking from material sourcing to end of life recyclability. Recycled aluminum […]
By Kevin Widlic, Editor. Right in the center of Hydro’s 350,000 sq ft extrusion plant in Georgia is a sign that the aluminum extrusion industry in the U.S. is taking a fresh step forward. It is the facility’s hybrid electric extrusion press, and it is something to see. The new press in Gainesville started operation […]
By Kevin Widlic, Editor. Hydro Extrusions just inaugurated a new 12 inch, 60 MN press at its aluminum extrusion plant in Tønder, Denmark. The official opening was held in September 2025, serving as the centerpiece of the plant’s 50th anniversary celebrations. The event included weekend ceremonies together with customers and suppliers and with past and […]
By Alton Tabereaux, Contributing Editor. The Venezuelan aluminum industry was once a regional leader with advanced technology and skilled labor. However, it has seen steep declines over the past decade, with production at its two aluminum smelters being largely curtailed thanks to dramatic power shortages. As a whole, the country has faced a national power […]
