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15 unusual facts about Norsk Hydro


Arild Aspøy

In a series of articles in VG, he showed that heavy water produced by Norsk Hydro had ended up in Indian nuclear reactors used for the production of nuclear weapons.

Aukra Auto

In connection with the construction work on Ormen Lange, Aukra Auto has signed a contract with the county administration of Møre og Romsdal and Norsk Hydro to operate an airport bus to Molde Airport, Årø and internal transport on the site.

Eindride Sommerseth

After the war he was stationed in the Norwegian Armed Forces until 1948, when he took a mechanics job at Norsk Hydro in Glomfjord.

Heine Totland

Totland has made several appearances over the last years, among them on the official TV show celebrating Norway’s 100 years anniversary in 2005, different TV galla shows, he performed in Angola, Dubai, at the outdoor 100th anniversary celebration of Hydro in Oslo, and at the Royal Castle.

Industri Energi

Industri Energi is the largest union in companies like StatoilNorsk Hydro and Orkla.

Jakob Weidemann

Weidemann was also commissioned for a number of permanent installations, such as the stained glass in the basilica in Steinkjer, Steinkjer Church (1965), Mai inside the concert hall at Maihaugen in Lillehammer (1967), Alf Bjerckes Fabrikker in Alnabru (1960); Norsk Hydro’s headquarters building in Oslo (1960–1961), Alfaset Chapel in Oslo (1971) and the M/S Royal Viking Sea (1973).

Japanese nuclear weapon program

However, despite the availability of a heavy-water production facility whose output could potentially have rivalled that of Norsk Hydro at Vemork in Norway, it appears that the Japanese did not carry out neutron-multiplication studies using heavy water as a moderator at Kyoto.

Nammo

Raufoss was later demerged continued though operations by Norsk Hydro and Raufoss Technology.

Ole Hamre

Within this concept, Hamre produced numerous audiovisual performances and films on behalf of the business community, among others Norsk Hydro, Statoil and "BIR".

Ole-Kristian Hope

Back from the United States in 1991 he started working in industry as financial Analyst for Norsk Hydro, and was auditor Coopers & Lybrand and CFO at McDonald’s Norway.

Operation Freshman

Norway possessed a large amount which was produced by the Vemork Norsk Hydro chemical plant near the village of Rjukan, but the Norwegian government would not sell more than three gallons of heavy water a month, becoming suspicious of the sudden increase in demand for the water by the German government.

It was the first British airborne operation conducted using gliders, and its target was the Vemork Norsk Hydro chemical plant in Telemark county, Norway which produced heavy water for Nazi Germany.

Pål Thonstad Sandvik

Among his most well-known work is his contribution to the commissioned history about the large Norwegian company Norsk Hydro, which sparked considerable controversy upon publication.

Paul Harteck

In 1941, his department constructed a conversion unit for Norsk Hydro for the catalytic production of heavy water.

Per Ditlev-Simonsen

The revelation came after an acrimonious divorce involving his daughter, Cecilie Ditlev-Simonsen, the communications director of Norsk Hydro.


Helge Lund

After Olav Fjell withdrew as CEO of Statoil in 2004, Lund took over his position and retained after Statoil merged with the oil & gas division of Norsk Hydro in 2007 to create StatoilHydro.