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Meet some of us

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.

Marit Rossvoll: The right key

Ask Marit Rossvoll her favorite singing group and she instantly says, “Abba, because they always make me smile.”

Aleksander Brandtzæg: No boundaries

If your parents met while working for a certain company, your uncles and grandfather also worked there, and you grow up a bike ride away from the plant, wouldn’t you be tempted to check it out? Aleksander did and liked what he found at Hydro.

Kristin Hestetun: Peak performance

Sometimes the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree. Kristin Hestetun grew up in Årdal, was a ski racer in the winter, and helped maintain Hydro electrolysis cells in the summer. So when she was offered a position as a process control engineer at Årdal, she felt right at home.

Britt Elin Gihleengen: Force of nature

Britt Elin Gihleengen

Britt Elin Gihleengen will go to the heights and depths to find the answers to burning questions about how to make the most of our natural resources.

Sergio Vendrasco: ‘The Hydro Way is in line with my values’

"I grew up in very poor family in outside São Paulo. My Mom was only 15 years old when I was born. Father was 21 and worked on a large coffee farm. Both only had first degree from elementary school."

Jerusa Borges-Wolf: ‘Quality starts with cleanliness and order’

"I come from Recife in Brazil, a large, port city up north, just like Hamburg. We don’t listen to Samba, there."

Holly Andreola: ‘Respect is a big thing’

“We opened the plant eight years ago and had the rare opportunity to start a workforce culture from scratch. We were able to decide a lot of the issues ourselves since many of the policies and procedures regarding employee issues were not in place yet."

Andrew Walker: ‘Don’t talk down to people’

"My basic motto at work has always been to treat other people with respect, to treat them the way you'd like to be treated."

Pål Thorud: ‘It's always possible to be better at safety’

“There are many reasons why I enjoy working here and am still in Hydro. Variation in the work is one reason. The people are another reason."

Alberto Martins Müller: ‘My job brings comfort to my soul’

“I believe it started when I was eight. All my family was involved in social activities. It touched me that my grandma was honored by society by giving her name to a street. I realized that others are part of us as well."

Marcio Clebe Rodrigues da Silva: ‘Always looking for new opportunities’

“I am a strong believer in thinking and acting positively. I like people and I always look for new opportunities. Also, I am aiming for the top. In fact, I’ve already finished my graduation in administration. You shouldn’t be surprised if I end up being Hydro’s first Brazilian President!"

Impressions of Qatar

Four lucky students get a glimpse of life in Qatar, and got to know aluminium better.

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.'"