Home Alunorte full restart date still ‘uncertain’; Hydro Q2 earnings drop vs last year The timetable for a return to normal operations at Norsk Hydro’s Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil remains “uncertain,” chief executive officer Svein Richard Brandtzæg said. Late in February, the Brazilian government ordered Alunorte to operate at half of its capacity because of concerns that severe rainfall in Brazil’s northern state of Pará had caused water contamination from the refinery - allegations that Hydro has denied. “We are continuing our dialogue with Brazilian authorities, aiming to resume normal operation at Alunorte as soon as possible,” Brandtzæg said at Hydro’s second-quarter results... Email this article Your details Please enter your name Please enter your email address Please enter your email address Your recipients's details Please enter at least one recipients email address Please enter valid email address You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Please enter at least one recipients name Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Alice Mason July 24, 2018 11:10 GMT London Keywords Alunorte Hydro alumina production bauxite production alumina index Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}
