Manufacturing is alive and well in Norway, with a variety of companies drawing on the country’s abundant natural resources to shape products for today’s market from traditional materials like aluminium, wood, and metals. Industry giants Hydro, Aker Solutions and Norske Skog are major international actors, while innovative smaller companies such as IPO and Aarbakke focus on industry niche markets to fortify a robust sector which has seen consistent rises in both productivity and income.