Inside views
Meet Hydro from the inside and learn more about how trainees, employees and apprentices experience working in one of the largest aluminium companies in the world - from Kurri Kurri in Australia to Sunndalsøra in Norway.
Impressions of Qatar
Four lucky students get a glimpse of life in Qatar, and got to know aluminium better.
Diversity in new trainee program
Hydro gained 25 new trainees in 2007. They had their first gathering in Düsseldorf this week – and the meeting was marked by diversity.
Peter Bråten and Ylva Kristina Olsson
The two trainees who started working at Sunndal in the early summer of 2007 represent the broad spectrum that Hydro is preparing for in its recruitment programme.
Eirik R. Johnsen
As a learning environment, Årdal and the technology centre are unique,” says Eirik R. Johnsen .
Kristin Holmeide
In Australia, Kristin Holmeide enjoys outdoor activities when not at work at Hydro's aluminium plant in Kurri Kurri.
Sven Kværnrud
Hydro is a company of possibilities. The longer I work in the company, the more fields I find interesting.
Susanne Vinje
I started working for Hydro two years ago and recently I travelled to China to learn more about the production of alumina.
Stefan Lauvli Schley
Stefan Lauvli Schley, initially thought he'd end up an engineer in the offshore industry. He ultimately decided aluminium was the best place to start his career.
Pål Beite Hindhammer and Morten Jensen
In Sunndal 3 and 4, the aim is to have two apprentices on each shift – at all times. In recent years the plant has played a leading role in making it possible for apprentices who want to take a certificate of apprenticeship to do so.
Synnøve Brynjulfsen
Synnøve Brynjulfsen, thinks of both the indoor and outdoor environment. "Running a metal plant well - means smooth, reliable operations. A good metal plant that is run in an environmentally responsible way shouldn't provide 'heating for the crows.'"
