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Hydro Annual Report 2011b

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Primary Metal<br />

Operational and financial information 1)<br />

Year<br />

2011<br />

Year<br />

2010<br />

% change<br />

prior year<br />

Underlying EBIT (NOK million) 2 495 816 >100 %<br />

Underlying EBITDA (NOK million) 4 753 3 006 58 %<br />

Realized aluminium price LME (USD/mt) 2)<br />

2 478 2 128 16 %<br />

Realized aluminium price LME (NOK/mt) 2)<br />

13 885 12 758 9 %<br />

Realized premium above LME (USD/mt) 3)<br />

329 273 20 %<br />

Realized premium above LME (NOK/mt) 3)<br />

1 846 1 641 12 %<br />

Realized NOK/USD exchange rate 5.61 5.96 (6) %<br />

Primary aluminium production (kmt) 2 056 1 867 10 %<br />

Casthouse production (kmt) 2 537 2 470 3 %<br />

Casthouse sales (kmt) 2 510 2 453 2 %<br />

1) Operating and financial information includes <strong>Hydro</strong>'s proportionate share of underlying profit (loss), production, prices, premiums and exchange rates in<br />

equity accounted investments.<br />

2) Including effect of strategic LME hedges (hedge accounting applied).<br />

3) Average realized premium above LME for total metal products sold from Primary Metal.<br />

FINANCIAL AND OPERATING PERFORMANCE<br />

Primary Metal<br />

Pro forma underlying EBIT for Primary Metal improved significantly in 2011 compared to the previous year, influenced by<br />

the same factors discussed above.<br />

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