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Hydro introduces S-grade aluminum alloys for safety critical components

By Nick Palmen
Mar 25 2025

An aluminum alloy designed for side impact crush loads that can help original equipment manufacturers further reduce the weight and carbon footprint of their vehicles has been made available to the market by Hydro.

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Partnering up for the green aluminium transition

By Jens Christian Boysen, Communication Manager, Hydro Aluminium Metal
Oct 02 2024

Aluminium has unique properties making it a key enabler for the green transition, but before it can fully step into the role as a more sustainable material for the future, we need to decarbonize the entire value chain. With like minded partners, Hydro intends to do exactly that.

How aluminium forms the basis of the world’s first recyclable yacht

By Nienke van ’t Klooster and Igor Kluin
Sep 27, 2024

With the aim of combining luxury and sustainable living in circular yachts, aluminum proves to be an indispensable material. While it provides the robust foundation for the yacht, the material also has some unexpected advantages.

Why we’re taking the 100R exhibition to London

By Asle Forsbak
Sep 11, 2024

When we first challenged seven designers to create mono-material design objects using 100 percent post-consumer scrap, the feedback we got from the design community was unprecedented. Now we are bringing the exhibition to the London Design Festival.

Every step matters on the path to zero

Sep 10 2024

ALUMINIUM 2024 in Dusseldorf, Germany, is more than just an exhibition—it's an opportunity to engage with our stakeholders and share how we’re changing the aluminium game. We are looking forward to highlight critical aspects of our business model that are fundamental to the path to zero.

How we calculated the carbon footprint of near-zero aluminium used in Milan

By Rémi Julio
Sep 05, 2024

The fact that we call it near-zero aluminium gives you a good indication that the carbon footprint of this metal is going to be close to nothing. Still, I have done the calculations on actual products that used the aluminium, and the results beat my expectations.

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