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13 DECEMBER 2021 AL CIRCLE

Alba Chairman announces the commissioning of its first SPL treatment plant worth US$37.5 million

EDITED BY : SARNALI CHAKRABORTY 2MINS READ

On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), announced the commissioning of Alba's Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant, a US$37.5 million zero-waste plant that is the first of its kind in the region.

Alba Chairman announces the commissioning of its first SPL treatment plant worth US$37.5 million

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The commissioning event was attended by Alba's Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, Chief Operations Officer Dr. Abdulla Habib, and the Executive Management team.

“Bahrain, and Alba, have set many firsts in the Region - with the commissioning of the SPL Treatment Plant, we are proud to have once again set the benchmark in sustainability by transforming the Spent Pot Lining into value-added products. As ESG is our only way forward, we have proudly established this one-of-a-kind Project, and gone above and beyond to achieve the right balance between our economic gains and social returns,” said Alba’s Chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa.

Alba Chairman announces the commissioning of its first SPL treatment plant worth US$37.5 million

“We are also pleased to have achieved despite COVID-19 challenges savings of US$6.5 million, corresponding to 15% benefits, versus SPL Treatment Plant allotted CAPEX of US$44 million,” added Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa.

“To change the way we do things, we need to challenge the existing reality. Without environmental sustainability, we cannot face the challenges the world is facing today. The SPL Treatment Plant translates our Mission to keep ESG as our top priority all the while doing more good to our community. I thank the Supreme Council of Environment, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism for their continuous guidance and support, Regain – our technology provider and all our partners for transforming our vision into reality,” said Alba’s CEO Ali Al Baqali.

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The project, which spans 26,000 square metres and has a capacity of 35,000 tonnes of SPL each year, began building in December 2019. Alba will be able to turn the processed SPL into a valuable product that can be utilised in other sectors, such as cement, thanks to this zero-waste method. Despite COVID-19 problems, the SPL Treatment Plant Project was completed on schedule, with more over 750,000 safe-working hours without LTI.


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