# Hydro Aluminium Poland Operations sp. z o.o.

Group: Norsk Hydro ASA (dawniej Grupa Alumetal)  
Ownership path: Hydro Aluminium Poland Operations sp. z o.o. (company, LEI 259400WGQ7N7GGC5XL42) → [Norsk Hydro ASA](https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/groups/norsk-hydro-asa.md) (corporate group, LEI 549300N1SDN71ZZ8BO45)  
Country of seat: Poland  
Data as of: 2026-10-20, version 2.31  
Page: https://ai-waw.com/en/companies/hydro-aluminium-poland-operations-sp-z-o-o

## Plants

### Gorzyce plant – recycled casting alloys, master alloys (hardeners), AlTiB wire, aluminium for steel deoxidation, fluxes (Gorzyce (Tarnobrzeg county), Poland)

- Link: secondary refiner (scrap remelting)
- Status: operating
- Metals: aluminium
- CN: 7601
- Capacity: 52.5 kt/yr
- Coordinates: 50.665, 21.835
- Source [B]: Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Gorzyce (plant page) – https://www.hydro.com/en/global/about-hydro/hydro-worldwide/europe/poland/gorzyce/hydro-aluminium-gorzyce/
- Source [B]: Hydro, komunikat 2025: Hydro moves to finalize integration of recycling company Alumetal – https://integration.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2025/hydro-moves-to-finalize-integration-of-recycling-company-alumetal/
- Source [B]: Alumetal S.A. Capital Group, Consolidated quarterly report for Q3 2022 – https://money2.wpcdn.pl/gielda/gpw/raporty/2022/6834470293075585_Raport_za_3Q_2022_Grupa_Alumetal.pdf
- Note: Built 2005–2007, staged expansions; 139 employees; approx. 80% of customers from the automotive sector. Produces, among other things, aluminium for steel deoxidation – corresponds to the GUS item 'unwrought aluminium, technically pure – for steel deoxidation' (2024: 12,839 t in total in the country, without a split by producer).
- Verified at source: 2026-10-08

### Kęty plant – recycled casting alloys, fluxes and salts (Kęty, Poland)

- Link: secondary refiner (scrap remelting)
- Status: operating
- Metals: aluminium
- CN: 7601
- Capacity: 87.5 kt/yr
- Coordinates: 49.8833, 19.2167
- Source [B]: Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Kęty (plant page) – https://integration.hydro.com/en/global/about-hydro/hydro-worldwide/europe/poland/kety/hydro-aluminium-kty/
- Source [B]: Hydro, komunikat 2025: Hydro moves to finalize integration of recycling company Alumetal – https://integration.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2025/hydro-moves-to-finalize-integration-of-recycling-company-alumetal/
- Source [B]: Alumetal S.A. Capital Group, Consolidated quarterly report for Q3 2022 – https://money2.wpcdn.pl/gielda/gpw/raporty/2022/6834470293075585_Raport_za_3Q_2022_Grupa_Alumetal.pdf
- Source [B]: USGS National Minerals Information Center – Poland (country page, 2024 report text) – https://www.usgs.gov/centers/national-minerals-information-center/poland-0
- Source [B]: Company website (hydro.com) – https://www.hydro.com/en/global/about-hydro/hydro-worldwide/europe/poland/kety/hydro-aluminium-kty/
- Note: Accepts all types of aluminium scrap (production scrap, castings, swarf, wrought scrap, cans, wheel rims). Approx. 80% of sales go to the automotive sector. Hydro acquired 100% of Alumetal S.A. on 30.06.2023; rebranded as Hydro in January 2026. Output estimate for 2024 – see the country notes item (proposal C).
- Verified at source: 2026-10-08

### Nowa Sól plant – recycled casting alloys; scrap sorting and preparation (Nowa Sól, Poland)

- Link: scrap recycling
- Status: operating
- Metals: aluminium
- CN: 7601
- Capacity: 60 kt/yr
- Coordinates: 51.8033, 15.7172
- Source [B]: Hydro – Hydro Aluminium Nowa Sól (plant page) – https://integration.hydro.com/en/global/about-hydro/hydro-worldwide/europe/poland/nowa-sol/hydro-aluminium-nowa-sol/
- Source [B]: Hydro, komunikat 2025: Hydro moves to finalize integration of recycling company Alumetal – https://integration.hydro.com/en/global/media/news/2025/hydro-moves-to-finalize-integration-of-recycling-company-alumetal/
- Source [B]: Alumetal S.A. Capital Group, Consolidated quarterly report for Q3 2022 – https://money2.wpcdn.pl/gielda/gpw/raporty/2022/6834470293075585_Raport_za_3Q_2022_Grupa_Alumetal.pdf
- Note: Production start 2012; 175 employees; offers Hydro CIRCAL. The plant also serves as a scrap sorting hub for the Group (scrap preparation stage + remelting).
- Verified at source: 2026-10-08

## Scrap buyer

> A picture of the market – not a commercial recommendation.

- Gorzyce plant – recycled casting alloys, master alloys (hardeners), AlTiB wire, aluminium for steel deoxidation, fluxes (Gorzyce (Tarnobrzeg county), Poland): smelter; Metal: aluminium; Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents
- Kęty plant – recycled casting alloys, fluxes and salts (Kęty, Poland): smelter; Metal: aluminium; Accepted grades: mixed wrought alloy scrap (sheet, clippings) (accepts), aluminium castings scrap (accepts), aluminium wheels (accepts), used aluminium beverage cans (UBC) (accepts), aluminium turnings (single-alloy and mixed) (accepts)
- Nowa Sól plant – recycled casting alloys; scrap sorting and preparation (Nowa Sól, Poland): processor; Metal: aluminium; Accepted grades: grades not established in the register documents

[Scrap buyers in the Recycling tab](https://ai-waw.com/en/recycling.md)

## Metal flow analyses

- [Aluminium Flows in Poland](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/aluminium-flows-poland.md)
- [EU-27 Aluminium Flows](https://ai-waw.com/en/metal-flows/eu-aluminium-flow-analysis.md)