Hydro Annual Report 2011b

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vIABIlItY perForMAnCe
Facts and figures
Facts and figures
Society
for geographical distribution of total assets, investments and revenues, see note 7 in the consolidated financial statements.
Geographical distribution of employees of employees and payroll and payroll
2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Norway 4 045 4 146 4 421 6 019 7 139 2 692 2 915 3 023 3 757 3 348
Germany 4 352 4 373 4 417 4 553 4 618 1 908 1 950 1 937 1 986 1 983
France 1 437 1 432 1 468 1 785 1 658 516 508 582 581 559
Italy 1 129 1 159 1 211 1 287 1 334 393 365 381 392 388
Great Britain 430 442 453 506 887 134 144 136 168 207
Spain 707 806 1 005 1 051 640 253 260 317 269 231
Poland 159 151 65 188 184 23 24 18 24 16
Austria 430 448 408 415 408 206 209 193 197 213
Slovakia 480 78
Other 1 708 2 228 2 279 2 850 3 436 580 631 773 878 916
Total EU 10 832 11 039 11 306 12 635 13 165 4 091 4 092 4 337 4 495 4 513
Other Europe 80 66 63 81 129 118 89 77 78 89
Total Europe 14 957 15 251 15 790 18 735 20 433 6 901 7 096 7 436 8 330 7 950
USA 1 602 1 497 1 504 1 967 2 519 485 501 585 616 752
Brazil 4 564 459 411 432 419 999
Other Americas 364 769 703 837 803 31 125 87 78 104
Asia 643 833 691 532 487 84 70 58 51 51
Australia 525 544 561 563 490 407 350 302 259 243
Total outside Europe 7 698 4 102 3 870 4 331 4 718 2 006 1 046 1 032 1 003 1 151
Total 22 655 19 353 19 660 23 066 25 151 8 907 8 142 8 468 9 333 9 101
1) Per December 31.
1) Per 31 December
Number of employees 1)
Payroll (NOK million)
The increase in number of employees from 2010 to 2011 is mainly due to the acquisition of vale’s former aluminium business
in Brazil, while restructuring measures elsewhere in the company, especially within Hydro Building Systems, had an opposit
effect on the overall level. The reduction in number of employees from 2009 to 2010 are mainly the divestment of our smallest
rolling mill Inasa in Spain, closure of our extrusion plant in Adrian, Michigan, and the cost improvement program in our primary
metal business. During the same period new employees have joined Hydro, among other things, through acquisitions in
Spain and Taiwan. Earlier reductions are mainly due to restructuring processes following the financial crises in 2008 and 2009,
and divestment of Hydro Polymers to the British company Ineos and Hydro Production Partner to the German company Bilfinger
Berger in 2008.