Norsk Hydro ASA is one of the world's leading producers of aluminium and energy. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- manufacturing of aluminium products (44.4%): primarily extruded aluminium profiles, rolled aluminium products, tubes, sheet metal, construction metals, automotive components, etc.;
- sale and trading of aluminium (35.3%);
- production and refining of aluminium (18.5%): bauxite and alumina, raw aluminium and aluminium foundry products;
- production and distribution of energy (1.8%): electricity (No. 2 producer in Norway) and hydroelectric power.
Net are distributed geographically as follows: Norway (3.9%), Germany (9.9%), France (4%), Poland (4%), Spain (3.9%), Italy (3%), European Union (11.5%), Switzerland (7.7%), the United Kingdom (3.2%), Turkey (1.2%), Europe (0.3%), the United States (20.4%), Brazil (4.8%), Canada (4.1%), the Americas (1.5%), Japan (3.5%), China (2.7%), Asia and Middle East (9.1%) and other (1.3%).