
On 16th January 2022, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East which initiated its commercial operations way back in 1971, welcomed a high-level delegation from the Spanish group ALEASTUR.

The delegation from ALEASTUR comprised of Leopoldo Galán, the MD of Aleastur Aluminium Business Unit & COO, Enrique Sela, the Country Manager of Aleastur Middle East WLL, Alberto Fernández, the Interim Plant Manager of Aleastur Middle East WLL and Meshari Saeed, the Production Manager of Aleastur Middle East WLL was warmly received by Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Baqali, Chief Marketing Officer Khalid A. Latif, Chief Supply Officer Waleed Tamimi and other senior officials from Alba.

Spanning over more than two decades, both the parties Alba and ALEASTUR have been in a long-standing business partnership. Alba will look forward to supplying its metal - proudly made in Bahrain to ALEASTUR’s state-of-the-art aluminium grain refiners and master alloys’ production facility in the Kingdom which was recently announced as part of the Kingdom’s Aluminium Downstream Park.
Ali Al Baqali, the CEO of Alba commented on this visit by saying, “We see massive opportunities when one of our suppliers launch their first overseas facility in Bahrain to cater not only for us but also to major Aluminium producers and casthouses in the region.”
“What makes this move all the way interesting is that Alba will be the supplier of choice for high-quality Aluminium for their Bahrain facility, thus making ALEASTUR Alba’s customer and supplier at the same time.”
“We also look forward to strengthening our ties with ALEASTUR on different fronts especially in respect to ESG discipline.”
Sergio Martinez, the Chief Executive officer of ALEASTUR said, “Today we officially delivered to Alba, a long-term customer and strategic player in the industry, the first material manufactured in our new plant in Bahrain. This milestone is full of meaning for ALEASTUR GROUP, which represents our upgraded global capabilities and confirms our full commitment to our peers in the region.”
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