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Court orders Alunorte to cut production by 50% and halt operations at DRS2 bauxite residue disposal
Based on a request from public prosecutors in the state of Pará, Brazil, a regional court issued a ruling on Wednesday, February 28, demanding Hydro t ...
March 1, 2019
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No disturbances in bauxite residue deposits after heavy rainfall in Barcarena
After a short period of unusually heavy rainfall in the region of Barcarena, near Hydro’s alumina refinery in Brazil, technical surveys by different s ...
March 1, 2019
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Third-party consultancy analysis of water and soil outside Alunorte
Alunorte, Hydro’s alumina refinery in Brazil, has sealed and secured a pipe that was detected during an inspection by Secretariat of Environment and S ...
March 1, 2019
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Sapa (fully owned by Hydro since October 2017) wins Alstom contract for aluminum-intensive high-speed train bodies
Sapa will deliver to Alstom structural aluminum frames, solebars and end-wall profiles for rail carriages in high-speed trains that will be used by Am ...
March 1, 2019
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Pará authorities to order 50% production cut at Alunorte
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability in the Brazilian state of Pará (SEMAS) issued a statement late on Monday stating it will order Norwe ...
March 1, 2019
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Re-opening of Welsh factory
Sapa (fully owned by Hydro since October 2017) is to re-open its factory in Bedwas to supply the growing automotive industry demand for lightweight b ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro addresses local community needs
Suellen Lima from Barajuba, Barcarena receives potable water as part of several Hydro efforts to address local community needs. Photo: LED Produções Recent heavy rainfall led to flooding in the city of Barcarena. While Hydro’s best information is that Alunorte operations have not contributed to wat ...
March 1, 2019
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About rainwater release from Canal Velho
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 1, 2019
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Hydro bids to acquire Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL
Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hydro ASA has made a binding offer to acquire Rio Tinto’s 100% share of Icelandic aluminum plant ISAL. The offer also ...
March 1, 2019
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Norsk Hydro: Preliminary findings from internal task force
The internal expert task force established to review the Alunorte alumina refinery after the flooding in February has reported preliminary findings.
March 1, 2019
