Our businesses
Hydro is a leading aluminium and energy company committed to a sustainable future. Our purpose is to create more viable societies by developing natural resources into products and solutions in innovative and efficient ways.
Our businesses in aluminium
Hydro is present throughout the aluminium value chain, from energy to bauxite mining and alumina refining, primary aluminium, aluminium extrusions and aluminium recycling.
Aluminium business areas
Hydro Extrusions delivers tailored aluminium components and solutions to more than 30,000 customers around the world.
Hydro Bauxite & Alumina represents the first two links of the aluminium value chain through bauxite mining and alumina refining.
Hydro Aluminium Metal a leading supplier of extrusion ingots, sheet ingots, foundry alloys, wire rods and high-purity aluminum with a global production network of around 5,000 employees.
Aluminium joint ventures
Albras is the largest producer of primary aluminium in Brazil.
Qatalum produces more than 600,000 tonnes of high-quality primary aluminium products per year.
Slovalco is a primary aluminium producer In Slovakia. The final products are aluminium alloys and primary foundry alloys.
Aluminium brands
Wicona delivers intelligent high-tech aluminium systems and outstanding service for architects and metal builders.
Technal is a specialist in architectural aluminium building systems, known for its bold and inspirational solutions.
Sapa offers fully customized aluminium systems to architects, specifiers, metal builders, investors and homeowners.
Our businesses in energy
Hydro Energy has more than 100 years of experience in production of renewable energy. Today, we are one of the three largest operators of hydropower production in Norway and a large power market player in the Nordic region and Brazil. We are responsible for developing new business opportunities for Hydro within renewable energy, hydrogen and batteries, and we provide support to the rest of Hydro’s business areas on contracts, security of supply and energy framework conditions.
Energy business areas
Hydro Energy is a major renewables producer, market operator and developer of businesses for the energy transition.
Energy fully owned companies
Hydro REIN is a one-stop energy partner with the aim to help industrial companies succeed with the energy transition.
Hydrogen will play a key role in the global transition to carbon neutrality. Hydro sees a substantial potential for industrial hydrogen consumption which will help reduce CO2 emissions.
Energy joint ventures
Hydrovolt is now building Europe’s largest car battery recycling plant, laying the foundation for a circular supply chain for electric car batteries in Europe.