Alba partners with Regain for its Spent Pot Lining Treatment Plant

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has signed Regain as the technology partner for its Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant.

In September, Alba announced the establishment of the first-of-its-kind SPL Treatment Plant in the GCC and Bahrain. The company will start operations at its new plant by the first quarter of 2021. The plant will have the capacity to treat 30,000 to 35,000 tonnes of SPL a year.

 Alba’s Chairman of the Board of Directors Shaikh Daij said: “Alba Spent Pot Lining Treatment Plant is about ‘pioneering the future’. As Bahrain’s leading industrial company, we aim to be fully aligned with Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030 and are committed to advancing sustainable initiatives that will benefit Bahrain and our Company.

We also believe in collaborating with companies that help us innovate and grow, and are truly pleased to have partnered with Regain for a sustainable and cost-effective solution for the treatment of SPL.”

Regain’s Managing Director Bernie Cooper commented: “Alba has provided the vision and has the scale of operation to enable a world-class SPL solution. The SPL Treatment Plant to be established in Bahrain will set new global benchmarks in terms of environmental sustainability and economics for transforming SPL into value-added products. Alba is to be congratulated on this initiative. Regain is pleased to be providing SPL technology and to be working with Alba to bring the vision of a world-class SPL solution to reality.”

Australian-based Regain has treated more than 370,000 tonnes of SPL from smelters since 2002.