Hydro Aluminum North America Receives Wastewater Pretreatment Compliance Award

LINTHICUM, Md., June 17, 2009 (News Release) — Hydro Aluminum North America’s Monett, Mo. facility received the Gold Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment Compliance Award from the Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA).

“Hydro continuously strives to be a good neighbor in each of our facilities’ communities,” said Tim Keesling, environmental manager, Hydro. “To receive this award from such a dedicated environmental association is an honor and solidifies Hydro’s dedication to maintaining the environment.”

The MWEA granted Hydro the gold award because the facility is in complete compliance with all wastewater discharge and reporting requirements; it has an industrial wastewater treatment process; and Hydro has a history of good relations with the nominating city of Monett.

About Hydro
Extrusion Americas is a unit of Norsk Hydro, a Fortune Global 500 supplier of aluminum and aluminum products. Based in Oslo, Norway, the company employs 25,000 in more than 30 countries, and has activities on six continents. Hydro is the world’s third-largest aluminum supplier, the largest single manufacturer of primary metal and extruded aluminum products in Europe, and a leader in delivering innovative light metal solutions to the automotive and building industries worldwide.

In North America, Hydro provides aluminum solutions including supply sourcing, extrusion, finishing, and fabrication of components, as well as engineering and contract manufacturing services, for a variety of industries.

http://www.hydro.com/northamerica/

About Missouri Water Environment Association
The Missouri Water Environment Association (MWEA), with approximately 720 members, is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and improving the quality of Missouri's water environment. The Association advances the science of water quality, educates, disseminates technical information, increases public understanding and promotes sound environmental policy. MWEA represents approximately 720 water environment professionals from the public and private sectors. 

http://www.mwea.org/

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