Oman's Sohar Aluminium to resume normal operations post an accident at its plant

<p>Oman's Sohar Aluminium yesterday announced that the company was assessing to resume the production as soon as possible after the interruption at its smelters, according to the news published by Reuters.</p> <p><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/sohar%20aluminium.jpg" alt="news" width="768" height="350" /></p> <p>On August 4, Sohar Aluminium informed about an accident at its plant in Sohar which interrupted normal operations and resulted in no injuries. The accident halted production for six-and-a-half hours. According to the company statement, the accident will have no long-term implications on the operations of Sohar Aluminium.</p> <p>Chief Executive Said Al Masoudi said in a statement, "The company has put together a team of industry experts to assess how quickly metal production can be restarted and a return to full production levels be restored as early as possible."</p> <p><a href="http://www.alcircle.com/primary_aluminium/newscircle/general/detail/28445/the-wait-is-over-alcircle-exclusive-report-on-potline-failure-now-available-for-purchase" target="_blank"><img style="vertical-align: middle; display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/buynow.gif" alt="news" width="480" height="84" /></a></p> <p>Sohar Aluminium is jointly owned by Oman Oil Company, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC - TAQA and Rio Tinto. The smelter has an annual production capacity of 375,000 tonnes of aluminium.</p>