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Norsk Hydro As


Headquarters location: Bygdoy alle 2 0240 Oslo N-0240NorwayTel. 47-22-43-21-00 Job offers, investor relations: www.hydro.com Email: peik.norenberg@hydro.com Stock: NHY


Norsk Hydro belongs to

shareholder
country     %
source
Capital Guardian Trust Co.United States of America0.1
Capital Research & Management Inc.United States of America2.5
Franklin Resources, IncUnited States of America0.2
Mellon Financial Corp.United States of America1
Public institutionNorway44
Wellington Management Co.United States of America0.4

Norsk Hydro owns

subsidiary
country     %
source
Hydro-Agri Jordan Jordan

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« ETHICAL » RATING OF NORSK_HYDRO , group and subsidiaries
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2%
Job: 2% of company's jobs cut since 1998
3
Delinquency: 3 act(s) of financial or trade delinquency
26
Sales: more than 26 billion(s) dollars/euros in annual sales
6
Net profit: more than 6 billion(s) dollars/euros in cumulated net profit since 1998
4
Influence: 4 act(s) of direct corruption or lobbying
2
Advertising & marketing: 2 dubious practice(s)

Relevance: business & market share

year
business
source
2006Fourth-largest aluminum producer with 1,6 million tons per year.Les Echos

World locations & Manufacturing

country incentive : address & contact : production type
source
Qatar  Qatalum :
United Kingdom  Mer du Nord, Projet Ormen Lange gazoduc (18,1%) : Les Echos
Russia  Timan-Pechora, Khariaga : La Tribune

Norsk Hydro is managed by

year name
photo position; compensation
source
2003Bech, Alexandra
See the photo of: Bech, Alexandra Vice-president;
2003Helliesen, Ida
See the photo of: Helliesen, Ida Chief Financial Officer;
2003Lenth, Borger
See the photo of: Lenth, Borger Vice-president;
2003Ottestad, John
See the photo of: Ottestad, John Chief Financial Officer;
2003Reinaas, Jan
See the photo of: Reinaas, Jan Chairman;
2003Reiten, Eivind
See the photo of: Reiten, Eivind Chief Executive Officer;
2000Langballe, Hakon
See the photo of: Langballe, Hakon Président (Pétrochimie);
2000Myklebust, Egil
See the photo of: Myklebust, Egil Chairman;

Advertising & marketing

year
dubious practice : image
source
2004Arguable partnership: Don pour les victimes du tsunami: 600 000 euros à Redd Barna: value: Humanitaire; AFP
2000Arguable partnership: Global Compact with the United Nations: value: Respects human, social and environmental laws;

Made by

year
employees
<>
social impact : country
source
2004
-800
Norway Pos.
2003
42911
2001
35563
1999
37900
1998
38000

Influence

year
purpose : intermediary/lobby : institution
source
2000Market access (through WTO), cheaper energy (through energy liberalization in Europe); uniform rules to enable the patenting of plants and animals (through TRIPS); prevent advert legislation on chemicals, self-regulation instead; : CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) : : European Commission translateCorporate .
2000Prevent binding environmental regulations (environmental protection through economic growth, self-regulation and free trade) : WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) : : United Nations translateCorporate .
1999Market access and investment protection (through WTO, GATS), avoid social and environmental rules : ICC (International Chamber of Commerce) : : WTO, GATS translateCorporate .
1999Access to public services (privatization through GATS) : ERT (European Roundtable of Industrialists) : : European Commission translateCorporate .

Financials

yearfinancial misdemeanorsalesincome buybacksource
2004   1.25   billion Eu€
2003   25.841.65   billion US$
2003 Price-fixing petrol in the Swedish market: fined 6 million $.     BBC News
2002   23.461.26   billion US$
2002 fined for fixing the price and sharing the european market for graphite electrode: 80,2 millions euros.     Commission.
2002 Illegal price cooperation and oil cartel in Sweden: risk a total of NOK 715 million in penalties for anti-trust infringements.    
2001   17.10.88   billion US$
2000   5million sharesChemical W.
1999   0.7million sharesSmartMoney
1999   12.710.42   billion Eu€
1998   13.070.71   billion US$

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