Brazil case has cost Hydro NOK 100 million
The Brazil case has cost Hydro 100 million in fines and attorney’s bills.In addition,NOK 7 billion in losses and expenses. On Hydro’s annual capital…
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Statkraft acquires hydropower in Brazil
Statkraft has signed an agreement with EDP Energias do Brasil to acquire a cluster of eight operational hydropower plants in the state of Espírito Santo…
Brazilian state prosecutors attack Hydro
Brazilian state prosecutors attack Hydro State Prosecutor Ricardo Negrini in Brazil demands that Norsk Hydro responds to how they will solve the challenges in the…
Norwegian Air U.K. to Fly Brazil
Just a week after submitting application to Brazilian authorities requesting license to offer commercial air flights into and out-of Brazil; Norway’s low priced air-carrier Norwegian…
One Million Watched NRK’s World Cup
928,000 Norwegians watched the World Cup quarter-final between Brazil & Belgium on Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. (NRK) last Friday night, July 6th, representing a market share…
Cheerful Ronaldo entertains press conference
Ronaldo promised to break Brazil’s curse when the football heroes of the legendary World Cup meeting in 1998 again stand face to face on Saturday….
Norsk Hydro says there’s still no sign of Torkil Tyvold in Brazil
Norwegian citizen, Torkil Tyvold, has now been missing in Rio de Janeiro for over a week. Tyvold was posted in Brazil for Norsk…
Pollution found at Norsk Hydro in Brazil
More pollution found at the Norsk Hydro plant in Brazil Additional occurrences of pollution from the Alunorte plant in Brazil, which belongs to Norsk Hydro,…
Hydro STUDY: No Brazil Leaks
Heavy rains last February at the Norsk Hydro Alunorte facility in Barcarena, Para state, Brazil created an outcry that bauxite toxic waste was poisoning fresh…
Norsk Hydro sends CFO to clear up in Brazil
Norsk Hydro sends their CFO to take over in Brazil Eivind Kallevik is appointed as CEO of scandal struck Alunorte on a temporary basis. The…
Hydro switches area manager to solve ‘Alunorte crisis’
Hydro switches Area Manager in Brazil to solve their challenging situation.The Alunorte refinery has been subject to production cuts following accusations of contaminated water. …
Hydro is following orders of production cuts
Norsk Hydro is complying to production cuts in Brazil A court in Brazil has imposed Norsk Hydro’s alumina refinery Alunorte production cuts of 50 per…
Hydro is accused of pollution in Brazil
Norsk Hydro owned company is accused of pollution in Brazil A company owned by Norsk Hydro is accused of poisoning the drinking water of thousands…
Brazil sees reduced payments from Norway following increased deforestation in the Amazon
Norway’s rainforest payment to Brazil is sharply reduced this year compared with last year. Brazil is paid NOK 350 million (~ USD 42 million) based…
Ronaldo to Ullevaal in fantasy football revenge grudge-match from hell
20 years after Norway beat Brazil in the World Cup final rounds in 1998, there will be a settlement between the teams at Ullevaal stadium….
Yara pays over NOK 2 billion for fertiliser plant in Brazil
Yara bought Vale Cubatão Fertilizantes plant in Brazil for over NOK 2 billion, and became a major nitrogen fertiliser producer in the country. ‘The…
Positive forest statistics from Brazil
Positive forest statistics from Brazil – but world rain forests under rising pressure Recent figures from Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) indicate that…
Statoil joins a solar energy project in Brazil
Statoil has bought 40% of a building-ready solar project in Brazil that will supply power to 160,000 homes. This is the first time the company…
Norwegian imprisoned in Brazil for drug trafficking
Norwegian imprisoned in Brazil for drug trafficking The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that a Norwegian is imprisoned in Brazil. Local media reports that the…
Powerful Norwegian rain forest warning to Brazil
Powerful Norwegian rain forest warning to Brazil Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg (H) is crystal clear: if Brazil increases deforestation, Norwegian subsidies to the country…