Qatalum working towards leadership in aluminium trade and production

Qatar is all set to become one of the main centres of aluminium trade and production not only in the region but also in the world.

Qatalum is actively working towards a future where the combination of its primary aluminium production and other Qatari firms’ utilisation of the product to create value-added products, results in the country becoming one of the main centres of aluminium trade and production, it said in a presentation at the recently concluded 10th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition in Miami, Florida.

“In line with the Gulf Co-operation Council region’s progressively emergent role as a significant primary aluminium producer, Qatalum is constantly working to ensure that it remains at the head of the aluminium technologies development surge within in the region,” said Tom Petter Johansen, CEO, Qatalum, a joint venture between Norsk Hydro and Qatar Petroleum.

He said Qatalum was not only working to make sure that it retained and build on its own state-of-the-art position, but that the benefits from advancement in this field were also passed on to all of the aluminium-related industries within in Qatar, and hence benefiting the entire economy.

Qatalum produces 585,000 tonnes of primary aluminum products per annum. Its complex facilities include a carbon plant, port and storage facilities, as well as a captive power plant.

Held every four years, the seminar brought together technical professionals, thought leaders, and decision makers in the aluminium extrusion industry from more than 50 countries.