Hydro is forming a joint venture with PADNOS, a Midwest leader in recycling and scrap management, to enable more upcycling of post-consumer aluminum scrap. Named Alusort LLC, the 50/50 joint venture will industrialize Hydro’s proprietary sorting technology, HySort®, bringing it to the U.S. market. “Digging deeper into the scrap pile and returning more aluminium to […]
Hydro celebrated the official opening of its new US$150 million recycling plant in Cassopolis, MI. This milestone comes only 18 months after breaking ground at the site. Reported to have the lowest carbon footprint in North America, the recycling plant will serve a number of markets, while also supporting automotive innovation in Michigan and throughout […]
By Jackie Walsh, Freelance Writer. Imagine a game-changer in construction and art — aluminum-reinforced concrete. Durable, flexible, and eco-friendly, this revolutionary innovation replaces over 50% of cement with eco-friendly binders. The result? A massive reduction in carbon emissions and energy use. This versatile material, redefining sustainability and functionality, not only impacts constructions but also unleashes new […]
Hydro officially opened the new HyForge casting line at its aluminum recycling plant in Rackwitz, Germany. The €40 million investment responds to the automotive industry’s drive to decarbonize by significantly increasing the use of recycled, post-consumer aluminum scrap. Held on September 14, 2023, the opening ceremony marked the end of a 14 month construction process […]
Hydro began the work to equip its Swedish extrusion factories in Vetlanda, Sjunnen, and Finspång with solar panels and battery storage. This work is part of the Greener Sweden project initiated in 2022. “It is amazing to see that Greener Sweden is moving from idea to action,” said Jonas Bjuhr, managing director at Hydro Extrusions […]
Hydro partnered with the Catholic University of America (CUA) to reconstruct the iconic geodesic dome designed by famed architect, inventor, and futurist, Buckminster Fuller, inside the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. The dome is constructed with extruded aluminum structural members made from Hydro CIRCAL, the company’s certified aluminum product, which contains at least 75% […]
By Andrea Svendsen, Managing Editor. Hydro successfully produced a batch of aluminum billet using green hydrogen as an energy source. Performed at the company’s extrusion plant in Navarra, Spain, the trial was conducted in collaboration with Hydro Havrand, Hydro’s green hydrogen company, and Fives, an industrial engineering group with expertise in hydrogen burner technology. According […]
Hydro Extrusions is investing NOK 67 million (EUR 6 million) in upgrading the equipment, buildings, and infrastructure at its aluminum extrusion plant in Lucé, France. “The Lucé plant has the people and the potential to become an industrial leader in the French landscape,” said Roland Van der Aa, vice president France for Hydro’s Extrusion Europe […]
Hydro signed a letter of intent with Brompton, the U.K.-based bicycle company, to deliver low carbon aluminum that will reduce both the weight and carbon footprint in Brompton’s range of folding bicycles. The aluminum provided by Hydro is industry leading with a low CO2 footprint, covering emissions from mine to metal. The collaboration will help Brompton […]
