NORSK HYDRO ASA 
With the planned expansion of the cast-house, the aluminium recycling capacity in Sjunnen will increase from 42.000 tonnes to 62.000 tonnes per year.
The decision to expand the aluminium cast house operations in Sjunnen comes in response to an increased market demand for low-carbon aluminium profiles across all industries where Hydro Extrusions operates. Furthermore, the location in the south of Sweden is ideal to capture available, used aluminium metal from local industries which otherwise would have had to be transported long distances, increasing cost and carbon footprint of the final product.
'By using more process scrap and end-of-life aluminium from local industries and our own extrusion plants in Vetlanda and Finspång, we can supply more low-carbon aluminium to the local market. The recycling cast-houses have an important role to fill in the transitions towards a greener economy,' says Jonas Bjuhr, Managing Director Hydro Extrusions Sweden.
Hydro has a set an overall target of reducing its carbon emissions by 30% by 2030 and increasing capacity for recycling aluminium and producing more low-carbon aluminium products play an important role in realizing this target. The expansion will allow the Sjunnen plant to increase the production of the Hydro range of low-carbon alloys like Hydro RESTORE and Hydro CIRCAL. Hydro CIRCAL has a guaranteed 75 percent of end-of-life recycled aluminium content.
Hydro Extrusions Sweden recently announced to re-start the extrusion plant in Sjunnen to meet the increased demand for sustainable aluminium profiles.
Published: August 10, 2021
Vice President, People, communication and sustainability, Hydro Extrusions
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