Norsk Hydro supplies high-recycled Hydro CIRCAL aluminum for GM Cadillac OPTIQ EV bumper beam

• Norsk Hydro will supply Hydro CIRCAL recycled aluminum for a structural front bumper beam used in GM’s Cadillac OPTIQ EV.
• Hydro CIRCAL is produced at Hydro’s Cassopolis, Michigan recycling facility; Shape Corp. will engineer and assemble the bumper system.
• The product has a carbon footprint of 1.5 kg CO2e per kg of aluminum, or lower, targeting about a 70% emissions cut versus North American primary aluminum.
• The project aims to return end-of-life aluminum into safety-critical automotive use, supporting lower embedded emissions and circularity in EV supply chains.

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