Hydro joins aluminium research in Japan

Norwegian aluminium producer Hydro and several of Norway’s leading research organizations have agreed to collaborate with a Japanese university and technology institute in research related to aluminium alloys. The scope of the cooperation agreement, which will be investigating some of the most demanding challenges related to aluminium alloys, is NOK 10 million over four years. The agreement was signed at Norway’s embassy in Tokyo, Hydro’s Norwegian partners in the agreement are the Norwegian University of Science & Technology (NTNU), the Research Council of Norway, and SINTEF, which is the largest independent research organization in Scandinavia. Partners in Japan are the Toyama University og the Tokyo Institute of Technology. “NTNU, SINTEF and Hydro have over many years developed a close relationship in the area of aluminium research,” says Helge Jansen, who leads Hydro’s Research & Development activities. “We’ve cooperated on many Norwegian projects as well as European Union projects. The agreement in Japan is a natural step in developing our research network in Asia," Jansen says. (Press release) Rolleiv Solholm