Investor Presentaiton
Managing short-term volatility, freeing up cash
Large NOC release in Q4
Hydro
Short and medium-term mitigation
Aluminium
Metal
• Electrolysis production curtailed (~130kt
Norwegian smelters)
Volumes shifted between product segments
• Utilizing short-term flexibility in recyclers
• Strong margin management, and optimizing
metal input and cost in recyclers
NOK 7 billion cash effective NOC release in 2023
Net operating capital, NOK billion
34
NOC other
CO2 comp
3
31
30
2
2
27
2024
guiding
NOK 1 billion
build
1
28
803
Extrusions
Strong margin management
• Product portfolio and workforce flexibility
• Utilizing short-term flexibility in recyclers
20
27
3 NOC release in Q4-23
of NOK 3 billion
Seasonal effect from
lower quarter-end
revenues
Positive impact from
inventory
Hedging
program to
secure
margins
• B&A: hedges for most of exposure to coal,
electricity and gas in 2024
• MM & Extrusions: hedges for gas and power for
50% of exposure in 2024
• Integrated margin hedge in place for 2024 and
2025
• USD/BRL hedges in place for Alunorte and Albras
13
0
19
13
31
29
29
28
28
24
Q4-20 Q4-21 Q3-22 Q4-22 Q3-23 Q4-23
reductions, transitional
divestment effects, and
high project activity,
partly offset by increase
in CO2 compensation.
25
Q4-24E
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