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Norsk Hydro ASA reports recurring developments across its aluminium and alumina operations, including production trends, raw-material and metal-price effects, recycling margins, power sourcing for Norwegian smelters, and updates tied to assets such as Alunorte and the HalZero test facility. Company news also covers quarterly results, dividends, annual general meeting resolutions, board elections, remuneration policies, long-term incentive share allocations, employee share programs, and primary-insider transactions.
Norsk Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) has called its Annual General Meeting (AGM) for May 7, 2026 at 10:00 CEST. The meeting will be held as a digital-only meeting via Lumi AGM; shareholders may participate digitally, vote in advance, or grant a proxy.
All meeting documents and appendices, including the annual accounts, remuneration policy, nomination committee recommendation and three shareholder proposals on nuclear power, are available on hydro.com/generalmeeting.
Norsk Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) will release its first quarter 2026 results on 29 April 2026 at 07:00 CEST (01:00 EDT, 06:00 BST, 05:00 UTC).
The quarterly report and presentation will be published on hydro.com simultaneously. CEO Eivind Kallevik and CFO Trond Olaf Christophersen will host an English webinar at 08:30 CEST the same day with a live Q&A; there will be no physical presentation. The webcast uses Zoom and requires no prior registration. Dial-in numbers and a meeting ID are provided for callers.
Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) said Qatalum will maintain aluminium production at around 60% capacity after a controlled shutdown following a gas supply disruption. QatarEnergy confirmed continued reduced gas supply enabling stable operation. The plant's nameplate capacity is 648,000 tonnes; casthouse capacity 687,000 tonnes. Restart timing is unknown. Shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz are being managed and employee safety remains the top priority.
Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) said Qatalum has begun a controlled shutdown of aluminium production in Qatar due to a natural gas shortage, starting March 3 and expected to finish by end of March.
The company issued a Force Majeure to Qatalum customers, is informing customers, assessing alternatives to meet contracts, and says a full restart could take six to twelve months.
Qatalum is a 50/50 joint venture with QAMCO and has a nameplate primary aluminium capacity of 636,000 metric tonnes and casthouse capacity of 664,000 metric tonnes.
Norsk Hydro (NHYDY) says QatarEnergy stopped LNG and some downstream product production on March 2–3, which could affect gas supply to its 50/50 joint venture Qatalum. Qatalum has a nameplate primary aluminium capacity of 648,000 metric tonnes and casthouse capacity of 687,000 tonnes. Hydro is seeking more information and assessing potential impacts on aluminium production and operations.
Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) proposes to close its Lucé extrusion plant in France during 2026, affecting about 80 employees, as part of a Europe-wide extrusion consolidation to strengthen competitiveness.
The move follows prior closure plans announced on November 26, 2025. Restructuring costs are estimated at NOK 260 million including NOK 80 million impairments and NOK 175 million provisions, with ~NOK 5 million impacting Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2026. The adjacent recycling plant is not affected.
Norsk Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) published its Integrated Annual Report 2025 in European Single Electronic Format (ESEF). The report is available on hydro.com and fulfills disclosure requirements under Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
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Norsk Hydro (NHYDY) posted resilient 2025 results while advancing its 2030 strategy toward low‑carbon aluminium powered by renewables.
Key metrics: Adjusted EBITDA NOK 28.9 billion (2024: NOK 26.3 billion), adjusted RoaCE 10.2%, improvement program savings of NOK 1.4 billion, and a proposed shareholder payout of NOK 5.9 billion (60% of adjusted net income).
Norsk Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) proposes a cash dividend of NOK 3.0 per share for the 2025 financial year. Key dates: last day including right May 7, 2026; ex-date May 8, 2026; record date May 11, 2026; payment date May 19, 2026.
Investor contact: Baard Erik Haugen, phone +47 92497191, email Erik.Haugen@hydro.com. This disclosure is made under Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
Hydro (OTC:NHYDY) reported mixed Q4 2025 results driven by strong upstream metals performance and weaker downstream markets. Adjusted EBITDA was NOK 5,587 million and free cash flow NOK 4.6 billion. The Board proposes a NOK 3.0 per share dividend (NOK 5.9 billion total), subject to AGM approval on May 7, 2026.
Upstream highlights include Alunorte production above nameplate and Aluminium Metal EBITDA of NOK 3,707 million; net debt fell to NOK 9.7 billion. Extrusions restructuring and impairments impacted results.