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Hydro employs more than 35,000 people
As a result of a cyberattack, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world has moved to manual operations in its foundries.
Hydro, which employs more than 35,000 people in 40 countries, says the attack began Monday night and continues.
A spokesman told the BBC that he could not yet determine the type of cyberattack that Norwegian society was facing nor who was behind it.
The company's website is currently down and posting updates on Facebook.
"The computer systems of most business sectors are affected," the firm said.
The main Hydro website aimed at the public is currently offline.
Hydro told the BBC that its foundry's digital systems were programmed to keep the machines running smoothly.
However, these systems had to be shut down.
"They are much more dependent today on computerized systems than a few years ago," said a spokesman.
"But they have the opportunity to go back to methods that are not so computerized, so we're able to continue production."
Foundry operations in Norway, Qatar and Brazil were affected, according to the Reuters news agency. In addition, Hydro had closed some of its smaller metal extrusion plants.
The company said it was working to contain and "neutralize" the attack.
The Norwegian state's cybersecurity agency also helps Hydro cope with the incident.
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