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Egil Hogna

Executive Vice President, Head of Extruded Solutions , Hydro

Egil Hogna is Executive Vice President at Hydro (Norsk Hydro ASA) and Head of Extruded Solutions, Hydro’s largest business area offering solutions in aluminium to a wide range of industries, from automotive to consumer electronics and buildings. Before joining Hydro, he was President and CEO of Sapa Group. He has previously served in a variety of management positions at Yara and Hydro, including CFO and head of Investor Relations. 

Hogna has an MSc from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, and an MBA from INSEAD, France. 

Hogna has stated that recycling and environmental technology are key for Hydro and he has advocated the need for widespread co-operation across the production and consumption value chains to enable a circular economy. One example of such a collaboration is the new range of transformable, aluminium-framed furniture developed for IKEA. 

Speaking at the following WCEF2019 sessions:

Tuesday 4 June at 14.00-15.30: The carbon-neutral industry in the circular economy

What's this about?

Project

WCEF2019

The World Circular Economy Forum 2019 in Helsinki, Finland on 3-5 June 2019 built the next era of the circular economy.

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Topic

A circular economy

Circular economy solutions are needed to safeguard biodiversity and solve the climate crisis. In a circular economy we maintain the value of what we produce through smarter design and shifting from owning products to using services.

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Theme

Sustainability transition

The life, well-being and economy of Finns fully depend on nature. How can we change the way we operate so that we build a good life, successful business and sustainable public finances within the limits of nature’s carrying capacity?

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