Company
Norsk Hydro
A Norwegian aluminium and renewable-energy company that operates Alunorte in Brazil, one of the world's largest alumina refineries.
Covered in 2 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 8, 2026.
Coverage
Aluminium
Norsk Hydro Sees Up to $110 Million More in Gas Costs at Brazil's Alunorte Refinery
Norsk Hydro expects $90 million to $110 million of extra gas costs at its Alunorte alumina refinery in Brazil this quarter. Added to the third-quarter hit, the gas dispute could cost Hydro up to $210 million.
Copper
Copper Retests Its Record High as an Indonesian Smelter Goes Down and Aluminum Jumps on a Brazilian Gas Shortage
Copper hit $6.7005/lb, near its record, after a converter leak shut the Indonesian smelter processing Grasberg ore, taking 342,000 tonnes/year offline as aluminum jumped on a Brazilian alumina cut.
