Norsk Hydro boosts production capacity for aluminium automotive body sheet

Norsk Hydro said Tuesday it will increase annual capacity for aluminium car body sheet to 200,000 mt with a new production line at its rolled products plant in Grevenbroich, Germany.

The new production line will cost an estimated Eur130 million ($178.59 million) and follows the decision to expand annual continuous heat treatment capacity from 20,000 mt to 50,000 mt at the German plant, the Norwegian aluminium producer said in a statement.

The expansion will include annealing and surface treatment lines.

The car body sheet from the new production line will be used in the manufacturing of automotive components, including car hoods, doors, tailgates and side panels.

Hydro's executive vice president, head of rolled products business area, Oliver Bell said: "In the search for light-weighting vehicles and reducing CO2 emissions, automotive customers are looking for innovative solutions in aluminium. We are therefore increasing our production capacity of state-of-the-art automotive body sheet."

The new production line will be completed in the second half of 2016 and will not change Hydro's earlier capital expenditure guidance for 2014.

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