SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 23, 2000

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                           WELLS ALUMINUM CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland                     333-31071                  35-1139550
      (State or other              (Commission file           (I.R.S. employer
jurisdiction of incorporation          number)               identification no.)
      or organization)

    809 Gleneagles Court, Suite 300
          Baltimore, Maryland                                     21286
 (Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (410) 494-4500




Item 1.           Change in Control of Registrant.

                  On February 23, 2000,  pursuant to a Stock Purchase  Agreement
(the  "Purchase  Agreement"),  dated as of January 24, 2000,  by and among Norsk
Hydro Americas, Inc. ("Norsk Hydro"), Norsk Hydro USA, L.P. and the stockholders
of Wells  Aluminum  Corporation,  Norsk Hydro  acquired  all of the  outstanding
shares of Class A common stock of Wells Aluminum Corporation.

                  Effective as of February  23,  2000,  pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement,  all current members of the  Registrant's  Board of Directors,  other
than  Russell  W.  Kupiec,  W.  Russell  Asher and Lynn F.  Brown,  resigned  as
directors of the Registrant.  The remaining members of the Board of Directors of
the Registrant then elected Ivar Hafsett,  President of Hydro Aluminum s.a., Odd
Gullberg,  President and Chief  Executive  Officer of Norsk Hydro,  and Kendrick
Wallace, General Counsel of Norsk Hydro, as new directors of the Registrant.


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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  Registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            WELLS ALUMINUM CORPORATION

Date:    March 1, 2000                      By: /s/
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                                               Name:  W. Russell Asher
                                               Title: Chief Financial Officer


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