# Norsk Hydro (OSL: NHY) Critical Minerals Exposure

Norsk Hydro is linked to 1 critical mineral: a producer of aluminum. It is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange as NHY and based in Norway.

Source: https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/norsk-hydro-osl-nhy
Exchange: OSL
Ticker: NHY
Country: Norway
Production verified from filings: yes

## Critical minerals linked to Norsk Hydro

| Mineral | Role | Price per kg (USD) | 1M change | Stocks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-price-us) | Producer | $3.63 per kg contained | −7.7% | [Aluminum stocks](https://www.stockatomics.com/commodities/aluminum-stocks) |

## Sectors Norsk Hydro serves

- [AI](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/ai)
- [Batteries](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/batteries)
- [Defence](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/defence)
- [Electric Vehicles](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/electric-vehicles)
- [Power Grids](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/power-grids)
- [Robotics](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/robotics)
- [Semiconductors](https://www.stockatomics.com/sectors/semiconductors)

## About Norsk Hydro

Norsk Hydro is a Norwegian aluminum company based in Oslo, with operations running from bauxite mining in Brazil through to extrusions and recycling across Europe and North America. Much of its smelting runs on Norwegian hydropower, which gives its metal one of the lowest carbon footprints in the industry and underpins its low-carbon product ranges.

## Norsk Hydro's critical minerals business

Aluminum is Norsk Hydro's critical mineral. It mines bauxite at Paragominas and refines alumina at Alunorte in Brazil, then smelts primary aluminum mostly in Norway. Its recycling business turns post-consumer scrap into new metal, and its extrusion arm supplies profiles to the car, construction and energy industries across Europe and North America.

## Where Norsk Hydro operates

Norsk Hydro mines bauxite at Paragominas and refines alumina at Alunorte, both in Pará, Brazil, and smelts aluminum at several Norwegian plants, including Sunndal, Karmøy and Årdal. It runs recycling plants and extrusion sites across Europe and North America.

## In the Stockatomics Terminal

Share price against its minerals, mineral exposure by value, the exposure score and its components, verified production with sources, downstream demand exposure and catalysts affecting Norsk Hydro.

## FAQ

### Which critical minerals does Norsk Hydro produce?

Norsk Hydro is linked to 1 critical mineral: it is a producer of aluminum. Each mineral's price is on its page: [Aluminum](/commodities/aluminum-price-us).

### Is Norsk Hydro an aluminum stock?

Yes. Norsk Hydro is a producer of aluminum, one of the 7 listed companies Stockatomics links to it. [See all aluminum stocks](/commodities/aluminum-stocks).

### Where is Norsk Hydro listed?

Norsk Hydro is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange under the ticker NHY (OSL: NHY), and is based in Norway.

### Why is Norsk Hydro's aluminum low-carbon?

Most of its primary aluminum is smelted in Norway using hydropower, which produces far less carbon dioxide than smelting on coal-fired electricity.

### Does Norsk Hydro recycle aluminum?

Yes. It runs recycling plants across Europe and North America and sells aluminum made largely from post-consumer scrap.

## Related companies

- [Alcoa](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/alcoa-nyse-aa) (NYSE: AA): Aluminum
- [Century Aluminum](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/century-aluminum-nasdaq-cenx) (NASDAQ: CENX): Aluminum
- [Chalco](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/chalco-hkg-2600) (HKG: 2600): Aluminum, Gallium
- [China Hongqiao](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/china-hongqiao-hkg-1378) (HKG: 1378): Aluminum
- [Rio Tinto](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/rio-tinto-nyse-rio) (NYSE: RIO): Aluminum, Boron, Copper, Gallium, Lithium, Scandium, Silver, Titanium
- [South32](https://www.stockatomics.com/companies/south32-asx-s32) (ASX: S32): Aluminum, Manganese

## Sources

- Company filings: Norsk Hydro’s minerals and its role in each.
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS): the US critical minerals list.
- Stockatomics: each mineral’s benchmark price per kg.

Last updated 18 October 2026.