LNG

Jan 12 (LNGJ) - Norway-based aluminium company Hydro has signed accords with the northern Brazilian state of Para and the Brazil unit of Royal Dutch Shell for imported LNG to replace fuel oil consumption at the Alunorte alumina plant, the largest in the world. The agreements were signed in the city of Belem by Hydro Chief Executive Svein Richard Brandtzaeg and the other parties. Hydro said the accord with Shell outlines terms for delivery of LNG and the establishment of necessary infrastructure close to the Alunorte plant. “Hydro aims to be carbon neutral from a life cycle perspective in 2020,”said Hydro CEO Brandtzaeg. Alumina is used as a refined compound for the smelting of aluminium metal.