April
Stock exchange announcement
April 30, 2008
Halvor Molland (35) has been appointed head of Media Relations in Hydro's Communication unit. He succeeds Inger Sethov, who was appointed Chief Communication Officer in Hydro in December.
April 25, 2008
The nomination commitee of Norsk Hydro ASA has submitted its proposal for the election of new members and deputies to the company's corporate assembly.
April 22, 2008
A 25-year old man died on Tuesday morning from the injuries he suffered after being run over by a fork-lift truck in Hydro's Holmestrand rolling mill south of Oslo.
April 22, 2008
Hydro is investing NOK 50 million in Convexa, a Norwegian venture fund specializing in technology companies working within the field of solar energy. This investment will give Hydro a greater insight into technology developments that are of importance for the company’s solar energy business.
April 21, 2008
The European Aluminum Award, part-sponsored by Hydro, is open for entries submitted by our customers.
April 18, 2008
Hydro has moved to the top level of the extrusion business in Spain following its acquisition of Expral s.a., a privately owned operation located near Madrid.
April 16, 2008
Norsk Hydro ASA’s primary insiders have subscribed for shares under a general arrangement offered to the employees of Norsk Hydro ASA each year. Following a good share price development for the Hydro share during 2007, all employees in Norway are being offered to purchase shares valued at NOK 20,000 with a 50 percent discount. The offer consists of 266 shares at NOK 37.57 per share.
April 15, 2008
Hydro has achieved three top listings in an international ranking of corporate financial reporting and investor relations performance.
April 14, 2008
Hydro will showcase the latest in aluminium packaging applications from April 24-30 at its stand at the Interpack trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany.
April 10, 2008
Hydro has agreed to buy four distribution centers in Sicily from the family-owned Alumetal S.r.l., expanding Hydro's aluminium building systems network in the Italian market.
April 10, 2008
Hydro’s aluminium customer ProTechT Solutions was among the winners of this years’ Alufoil Trophy, presented by The European Aluminium Foil Association.
April 9, 2008
Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Norsk Hydro ASA will be held at “Gamle Logen”, Grev Wedels plass 2, Oslo on Tuesday, 6 May 2008 at 5 PM.
April 9, 2008
Three young, Norwegian furniture designers will in a few days be heading down to Italy to take part in the major international furniture exhibition "I Saloni". They are taking with them their own new product – an anodized aluminium table – plus some practical and financial support from Hydro.
April 9, 2008
Visitors to Hydro's stand at Tube 2008 in Düsseldorf were treated to the latest in forward-looking solutions within the area of aluminium precision tubing for automotive and non-automotive applications.
April 3, 2008
Hydro will invest EUR 14.3 million in a new aluminium recycling furnace in Germany, with an output capacity of 50,000 tonnes per year. The twin-chamber furnace will be part of a new recycling center at Alunorf, a joint venture between Hydro and Novelis in Neuss, German.