Norsk Hydro Asa · OSL:NHY
Norsk Hydro Asa — Investor Day (September 2007)
19 slides from Norsk Hydro Asa's investor day presentation, Sep 6, 2007
Slide 1: Technology and Innovation
Technology and Innovation Svein Richard Brandtzæg, Executive Vice President and Head of Aluminium Products September 6, 2007 1
Slide 2: Key messages
Key messages • Technology for differentiation • Technological leadership increasingly important for operations in high-cost / high-price countries • Rising global consumption, higher raw material and energy prices • Climate change creates new opportunities • Hydro’s focus • Next-generation cell tech
Slide 3: Hydro's integrated value chain
Hydro’s integrated value chain - Technology Raw materials Crude oil Anode Furnace - Homo - Forming quality quality operation genization . operations Filtration TP* Primary Casting Extrusion Forming Rolling Joining Potline Casting Refinery Oxide techn. techn. Annealing Surface techno - quality treatm
Slide 4: Different technological strategies
Different technological strategies Upstream and downstream • Primary metal production to lowest cost • Differentiation and added value downstream Metal Casthouse Extrusion Added Products Rolling Value 4
Slide 5: Aluminium is energy intensive
Aluminium is energy intensive Primary energy used, MWh equivalent (global average) 25 2 1 16 5 1 Bauxite/ Anodes Reduction* Rectifer Fabrication Total alumina loss/ fume treatment/ casthouse *Theoretical process energy needed: 6.3 MWh/tonne 5
Slide 6: Reducing carbon emissions
Reducing carbon emissions Part of the solution Kg CO2e / Kg Aluminium* • Drastic cut in emissions from Norwegian smelters since 1990 7 6 • Absolute greenhouse gas emissions reduced by 1 million tonnes CO2 5 equivalents 4 • Further reduction in emissions 3 targeted 2 Qatalum • Optimized process contr
Slide 7: Innovative, sustainable solutions
Innovative, sustainable solutions Energy recovery and reduced emissions Portfolio of projects aiming for decreased energy consumption • Energy recovery from side walls • Heat exchanging from raw gas • Next-generation process control D2 7
Slide 8: Next-generation cell technology on track
Next-generation cell technology on track Targeting leadership • Investment and operational cost • Energy consumption • Safety and environmental performance Hydro’s new cell and smelter solutions will save several hundred USD per tonne invested capacity, based on cell technology well above 400 kA 8
Slide 9: Alloy development
Alloy development Key to customer satisfaction Different chemistry Good performance Bad performance Mg5Si6 different surface quality • Tailor made properties and optimized cost effectiveness through development of alloys and material processing • Significant improvements achieved for all products •
Slide 10: Aluminium recycling
Aluminium recycling Part of the solution • > 70% of all aluminium ever produced is still in use • Saves 95% of GHG emissions • Saves 95% of energy CO2e/tonne CO2 /tonne 1.4-1.6 0.7 Aluminium Steel 10
Slide 11: Recycling-friendly alloys
Recycling-friendly alloys Containers for pre-fabricated food Demand from end-customer (large retail-store chain, UK) • Carbon-footprints to be presented for end-consumers in food stores • Containers to be made of recycled Aluminium Results and benefits • Alloy development between Hydro, customers an
Slide 12: Hydro's positions in recycling
Hydro’s positions in recycling • Technology – competence • Two-chamber melting furnace and rotary furnaces • Metallurgical alloy development and scrap competence • Capabilities to handle difficult scrap • Rolled Products: • 4 remelters in Europe: 300 000 tonnes • Extrusion ingot: • 6 remelters in Eu
Slide 13: High-speed performance
High-speed performance Engineering new requirements into new product generations Crash-test extruded profile Crash-test car 13
Slide 14: Aluminium lightweighting
Aluminium lightweighting Part of the solution Heater • Hydro delivers extruded, Evaporator (climate control) coated tube and finstock Radiator Condenser (climate control) • Simplifies heat exchanger manufacturing Engine- oil cooler Transmission Add-on transmission oil cooler oil cooler 14
Slide 15: What happens during a brazing cycle?
What happens during a brazing cycle? 15
Slide 16: Energy-efficient building solutions
Energy-efficient building solutions Hydro Building Systems and PV "The building sector technologies represents up to 40% of Europe’s energy consumption" • Major new buildings to be energy-neutral • Solar energy part of the solution for a future energy balance • Building envelope or façade will play
Slide 17: Hydro Building Systems
Hydro Building Systems Creating energy-efficient solutions InventSkin® – part of the solution • A façade concept made of multiple layers providing several energy- efficiency functions • Reduces primary energy and CO2 emissions - 50% or more for heating, cooling, ventilating and lighting • Up to 80%
Slide 18: Key messages
Key messages • An attractive industrial partner both upstream and downstream • Next-generation cell technology • Energy reduction and reduced CO2 emissions • Reduced investment cost per tonne • Recycling • Reduced cost, energy consumption and CO2 emissions • Increase value added in new innovative pr
Slide 19: Cautionary note in relation to certain forward-looking statements
Cautionary note in relation to certain forward-looking statements Certain statements contained in this announcement constitute “forward-looking information” within the meaning of Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as a