Description
Norsk Hydro ASA, an aluminum company, engages in power production, bauxite extraction, alumina refining, aluminum smelting, remelting and recycling, and rolling activities worldwide. It operates in Bauxite & Alumina, Primary Metal, Metal Markets, Rolled Products, and Energy segments. The Bauxite & Alumina segment engages in bauxite mining activities, production of alumina, and related commercial activities, as well as the sale of alumina. The Primary Metal segment is involved in the aluminum production, remelting, and casting activities. This segment primarily offers extrusion ingots, foundry alloys, sheet ingot, and standard ingot products. The Metal Markets segment sells products from the company?s primary metal plants; operates remelters; and trades in physical and financial metals. The Rolled Products segment operates rolling mills. This segment primarily offers aluminum foil, strip, sheet, and lithographic plate for application in various sectors, such as packaging, automotive, and transport industries, as well as for offset printing plates. The Energy segment owns and operates 26 hydroelectric power plants with an installed capacity of approximately 2,000 MW in Norway. The company also serves building/construction, general engineering, electronics, solar, and HVACR industries. Norsk Hydro ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.