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Svein Richard Brandtzæg, Executive Vice President and Head of Aluminium ProductsSeptember 25, 2008

Aluminium Products

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● Major restructuring completed

● Improvements despite weaker markets

● Growth based on competitive advantage

● Leading through technology

Key messages

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Underlying RoaCE last 12 months 5.3%

Underlying RoaCE

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-4

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4

8

12

16 July 2007-June 2008

Extrusion Rolled Products

Capital employed June 30, 2008: NOK 17.0 billion

Automotive

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Aluminium Products seasonality

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361

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1 000

H1 2006 H2 2006 H1 2007 H2 2007 H1 2008

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872

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H1 2006 H2 2006 H1 2007 H2 2007 H1 2008

Underlying EBIT (NOK million)*

*Including EBIT and volumes from divested activities

Volume (1 000 mt)*

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Extrusion

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Solid market position in Europe

0 %

4 %

8 %

12 %

16 %

20 %

24 %

Hydro APA* Alcoa Sapa

Best estimates shown for competitor market share.

* Alcan/ Pechiney/ Alusuisse

** Market share Hydro ~15% included extruded products from Automotive. Hydro ~13% for EE/HBS

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4 %

8 %

12 %

16 %

20 %

24 %

Sapa Hydro** Alcan Aleris

Market share

1997 2007

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2007 TRI*

Industry leadership in safety

16.0

5.9

4.53.3

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

Sapa (old) Alcan Alcoa Extrusion Eurasia

* Total recordable injuries per million hours worked

Comparison with Extrusion Alcan, Alcoa and SAPA in 2007

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Safety focus helps operational performance

EfficiencyTonnes/man-year

* Total recordable injury - recorded per million hours worked

SafetyTRI*

Correlation between HSE and manufacturing performance

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Excellent productivity development

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008Jan-Jun

Tonnes/man-year Cost/kg

Extrusion Eurasia

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Efficiency improvement

1 500

1 700

1 900

2 100

2 300

2 500

2 700

2 900

Q1 0

6

Q2 0

6

Q3 0

6

Q4 0

6

Q1 0

7

Q2 0

7

Q3 0

7

Q4 0

7

Q1 0

8

Q2 0

8

FTEs*

Extrusion Americas

* FTE= full-time employees

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Business development

Expral, Spain

● Spanish market share increased from 6% to 9%*

● Strong growth potential in industrial segment

● Successful integration ongoing

* internal estimates

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Growth opportunities

Extrusion Eurasia

Extrusion Americas

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CHELSEA Customer INTERCOM, NY CHELSEA Customer INTERCOM, NY

Building Systems

Foch 94, BeirutLarnaka Airport, Cyprus Q-Tower, Manila

DIQUE IV – Puerto Madero

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Three strong brands

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Business development

Alumafel, Spain● Spanish market share from 7%

to 12%*● Lift to leading position in Spain

Alumetal, Italy● Efficient logistics and commercial

network ● Strengthen Italian market position● Closer to the customer

* internal estimates

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Encouraging new opportunities

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Development in energy efficiency

InventSkin® multiple layer façade concept

● Several energy-efficiency functions●Reduces primary energy and CO2

emissions ●Our next step is …

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Great outlook

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Rolled Products

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● Flexible packaging and technical applications

Packaging & Building

Foil

Litho

Automotive, Heat Exchanger

& General Engineering

Four strong business units

● Transport, heat exchangers and special industry

●Offset plates for the printing industry

●Cans, packaging and architecture

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0%

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2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

Alcoa* Hydro Rolled Products Elval Novelis

Competitive performance

*Source: Annual Reports and Hydro analysis; Internal calculation for the rolled segments

2007 RoaCE*

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Upgrading product portfolio

Continuous annealing lineStart-up: November 2008

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Automotive

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●Global leadership in Precision Tubing

● Structures in a leading position within crash management systems

Precision Tubing

Global player and advanced technology

Structures

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Leading throughtechnology

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Meeting the climate challenge

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1990 1995 2000 2005 2010**

Kg CO2e / Kg aluminium*

* Average specific emissions from Hydro’s Norwegian smelters

Significant reduction in emissions since 1999 Increased recycling competence

** Qatalum

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Focus – Nevada Solar 1● 64 MW solar field●Now being duplicated at La Risca, Spain

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AutomotiveRolled

Products Extrusion

R&D – focus and integration

Energy

R&DRolling

R&DExtrusion

R&DPrecision Tubing

R&DSolar

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Summing up

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Key messages• Executing further growth potentials in Extrusion Eurasia and Building Systems• Achieving margin leadership in European Rolled Product industry • Taking advantage of fast-growing market for energy-efficient buildings

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