Norsk Hydro: Herøya Industrial Park to be sold
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Hydro has decided to sell Herøya Industrial Park in Porsgrunn, Norway.
The decision is a result of the major changes Hydro has gone through over the
last 10-15 years, going from a conglomerate operating in several business
sectors to a pure aluminium company with its own significant electric power
production.
Fertilizer production, which played such an important role in Hydro's history,
went over to Yara when it was spun off from Hydro in 2004. The petrochemical
business was sold to Ineos in 2008, while magnesium production was wound down in
2001 in the face of severe competition from China.
"For many years Hydro has made a major effort to develop the industrial park and
encourage the creation of new businesses in Grenland. As a result, there are now
around 80 companies here at Herøya with a total of 2500 employees," says
executive vice president Eivind Kallevik in Hydro.
He notes that there are only about 75 Hydro employees left in Herøya. Most of
them work on operating and developing the industry park itself, and in the
research center.
"The decision to sell is therefore a natural consequence of developments in
Hydro and at Herøya Industripark in recent years," he says.
Kallevik explains that the sales process will be standard and open, where
potential local, Norwegian and international buyers will be invited to make
offers. The overall goal is to find a professional owner with the resources and
expertise to run and further develop the industrial park.
It is not known how long the sales process will take, but he estimates that a
new owner will be in place by the end of the year.
Hydro is planning to sell the assets made up of Herøya Industripark AS and
Herøya Nett AS, including the properties, own buildings, infrastructure,
electricity grid and process water supplies. After the sale, about 50 employees
will be transferred to the new owner.
Industrial activity began in Herøya early in the summer of 1929 with the
establishment of the Eidanger saltpeter factory. Fertilizer production was based
on ammonia from Rjukan. The facilities were gradually expanded, first through
the increased production of fertilizer and its by-products, and later with the
addition of PVC and magnesium. At the peak in the 1960s, Hydro employed around
6500 people in Herøya.
Investor contact
Contact Pål Kildemo
Cellular +47 97096711
E-mail Pål.Kildemo(at)hydro.com
Press contact
Contact Halvor Molland
Cellular +47 92979797
E-mail Halvor.Molland(at)hydro.com
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