Hydro Aluminium
Årdal og Sunndal Verk or ÅSV is a defunct Norwegian state owned company that operated the aluminium plants in Årdal Municipality, Sunndal Municipality, Høyanger Municipality and Holmestrand Municipality. The company was established to take advantage of the hydro-electric power plants in the respective municipalities to create aluminium plants. The company was founded in 1947 to continue the unfinished production of the Årdal plant started by the German occupational forces during World War II.
Basic Information
- Category: metal industry
- Founded: 1947
- Headquarters: Oslo
- Website: https://www.hydro.com/no-NO
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1947 (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Website: https://www.hydro.com/no-NO (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Headquarters: Oslo (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Industry: metal industry (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Parent company: Norsk Hydro (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
- Country: Norway (No linked source recorded for this statement.)
Evidence and Sources
- Hydro Aluminium — Official Site (official)
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- Hydro Aluminium — Wikipedia (reference)
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- Recorded profile date: 2026-04-22
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Årdal og Sunndal Verk or ÅSV is a defunct Norwegian state owned company that operated the aluminium plants in Årdal Municipality, Sunndal Municipality, Høyanger Municipality and Holmestrand Municipality. The company was established to take advantage of the hydro-electric power plants in the respective municipalities to create aluminium plants. The company was founded in 1947 to continue the unfinished production of the Årdal plant started by the German occupational forces during World War II.
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