# Hydro orders wire rod line for Karmøy aluminum smelter expansion

Hydro placed an order with Danieli for a wire rod casting and rolling line as part of a NOK 15 billion expansion project at its Karmøy aluminum smelter in Norway, adding 110,000 tonnes per year of aluminum wire rod capacity.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2026-02-17
- Where: Karmøy, Norway
- Value: $1.40B (15.0B NOK)
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 110,000 tonnes per year of aluminum wire rod
- Products: aluminum wire rod
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Hydro Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/1478.md)
- [Danieli](https://endata.com/companies/15743.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/flat-rolled-sheet/hydro-orders-new-wire-rod-line-for-karmoy-expansion/), 2026-02-17: "By expanding the capacity to deliver low-carbon aluminum from Norway to the EU, we help ensure that the infrastructure, the very backbone of the future energy system, supports both Europe’s security and climate policy goals."

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