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Aluminium producer Hydro hit by cyber attack, shuts some plants

By Gwladys Fouche and Terje Solsvik

Mar 19 2019 11:58PM

Production hit sending shares lower and aluminium prices higher.

Aluminium producer Hydro hit by cyber attack, shuts some plants

Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest producers of aluminium, was battling on Tuesday to contain a cyber attack which hit parts of its production, sending its shares lower and aluminium prices higher. The company shut several metal extrusion plants, which transform aluminium ingots into ...

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