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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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Alunorte issues force majeure notice following 50% production cut
Following orders from federal, state and local authorities in Brazil for the Alunorte alumina refinery to reduce production by 50 percent, Alumina do ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro prepares to reduce Alunorte production by 50%
The Secretariat of Environment and Sustainability (SEMAS) in the Brazilian state of Pará has formally notified the Norwegian aluminum company Norsk Hy ...
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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Hydro Alunorte operations continue despite heavy rainfall, supports communities
Water levels in the basins surrounding the solid residues deposits are now decreasing and Hydro Alunorte is operating as normal, despite heavy rainfal ...
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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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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Hydro takes new initiatives to resolve Alunorte situation
Hydro’s CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg has appointed CFO Eivind Kallevik as interim head of Bauxite & Alumina with immediate effect, replacing Silvio Por ...
March 1, 2019
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Hydro commissions SGW to conduct independent environmental review of Alunorte
Hydro has commissioned Brazilian environmental consultancy SGW Services to perform an independent review of the water treatment and effluent managemen ...
March 1, 2019
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Brandtzæg visits Alunorte and surrounding communities
Svein Richard Brandtzæg visits Barcarena. Photo: Hydro To see the situation in Barcarena with his own eyes and to support local management in handling a challenging situation, Hydro’s President and CEO wen ...
March 1, 2019