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F42<br />

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS<br />

Note 26 - Investments in jointly controlled entities<br />

Specification of jointly controlled entities<br />

Percentage<br />

owned by<br />

<strong>Hydro</strong> at<br />

year end<br />

Investments in and<br />

advances to investees<br />

<strong>Hydro</strong>'s current trade<br />

receivable (payable), net<br />

with investees<br />

Amounts in NOK million, except ownership 2011 2011 2010 2011 2010<br />

Alunorf 50.0% 1 152 1 241 (306) (224)<br />

Søral 49.9% 631 647 (92) (89)<br />

Qatalum 50.0% 8 812 8 574 (664) (267)<br />

Alpart ­ ­ (68) ­ ­<br />

Others 102 106 (4) ­<br />

Total 10 697 10 501 (1 066) (580)<br />

Below is a description of significant jointly controlled entities' business operation, ownership and the nature of related party<br />

transactions with <strong>Hydro</strong> including amounts if material. Contractual and capital commitments, contingent liabilities and<br />

guarantees reported by the jointly controlled entity is included where applicable.<br />

Aluminium Norf GmbH (Alunorf) located in Germany is the world's largest rolling mill and is owned by <strong>Hydro</strong> and<br />

Hindalco Industries (50 percent each). Alunorf produces flat rolled products from raw material from the partners based on a<br />

tolling arrangement. Sales from Alunorf to <strong>Hydro</strong> amounted to NOK 1,475 million in 2011 and NOK 1,423 million in 2010.<br />

<strong>Hydro</strong>'s capital and financing commitments are regulated in the Joint Venture agreement. <strong>Hydro</strong>'s financing commitment to<br />

Alunorf was NOK 159 million as of December 31, 2011. Alunorf is part of Rolled Products.<br />

Sør-Norge Aluminium AS (Søral) is the fourth largest primary aluminium manufacturer in Norway located in Husnes,<br />

Hordaland. <strong>Hydro</strong> owns 49.9 percent and Rio Tinto Alcan 50 percent. Each partner purchases its proportional share of<br />

production at current market prices. <strong>Hydro</strong>'s purchases from Søral amounted to NOK 956 million in 2011 and NOK 942<br />

million in 2010. Sale of alumina and metal from <strong>Hydro</strong> to Søral amounted to NOK 458 million in 2011 and NOK 604<br />

million in 2010. Søral is part of Primary Metal.<br />

Qatar Aluminium Ltd. (Qatalum) is a primary aluminium smelter with a dedicated power plant located in Qatar. Qatalum<br />

has an annual production capacity of about 600,000 mt of liquid metal. Qatalum is owned by <strong>Hydro</strong> and Qatar Petroleum<br />

Ltd., (50 percent each).<br />

<strong>Hydro</strong> is committed to sell fixed quantities of alumina and purchase all products from Qatalum at market based prices.<br />

Purchases of metal from Qatalum amounted to NOK 6,358 million in 2011 and NOK 2,025 million in 2010. Sales from<br />

<strong>Hydro</strong> to Qatalum amounted to NOK 1,192 million in 2011 and NOK 695 million in 2010. Qatalum is part of Primary<br />

Metal.<br />

Alumina Partners of Jamaica (Alpart) is an alumina refinery located in Jamaica. <strong>Hydro</strong> divested its 35 percent interest in 2011.<br />

The income statement and balance sheet information included in the table below is based on reported figures from the joint<br />

ventures, which could differ from <strong>Hydro</strong>'s assessment of the underlying values.

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