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S. Arabian bauxite to boost Gulf aluminium production
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MUSCAT Aluminium production in the GCC will soon get a shot in the arm, thanks to the availability of bauxite from Saudi Arabia.
At present, GCC producers source the ore from countries such as Australia, a senior official at Sohar Aluminium told Oman Tribune.
“The GCC states currently produce 3.5 million tonnes of aluminium annually and it will soon produce an estimated 25 per cent of the world production,” said Hilal Al Hinai General Manager, commercial and corporate affairs, at Sohar Aluminium.
“The aluminium project by Ma’aden, a Saudi Arabian mining company, is aimed at exploiting the kingdom’s bauxite resources for domestic and world markets,” Hinai said.
Al Hinai was speaking on the sidelines of a press conference announcing the Arab International Aluminium (Arabal) conference to be held in Oman for the first time in November.
The Al Baitha site, which consists of a bauxite mine and ore handling facilities in north-eastern Saudi Arabia, expects production at a mining rate of 4 million tonnes per annum of bauxite for over 30 years, according to the Ma’aden website.
Bauxite ore transported by rail to Ras Al Khair will be refined to produce 1.8 million mtpy of alumina, which will in turn be processed to produce 740,000 million tones per year of aluminium.
At present, GCC producers source the ore from countries such as Australia, a senior official at Sohar Aluminium told Oman Tribune.
“The GCC states currently produce 3.5 million tonnes of aluminium annually and it will soon produce an estimated 25 per cent of the world production,” said Hilal Al Hinai General Manager, commercial and corporate affairs, at Sohar Aluminium.
“The aluminium project by Ma’aden, a Saudi Arabian mining company, is aimed at exploiting the kingdom’s bauxite resources for domestic and world markets,” Hinai said.
Al Hinai was speaking on the sidelines of a press conference announcing the Arab International Aluminium (Arabal) conference to be held in Oman for the first time in November.
The Al Baitha site, which consists of a bauxite mine and ore handling facilities in north-eastern Saudi Arabia, expects production at a mining rate of 4 million tonnes per annum of bauxite for over 30 years, according to the Ma’aden website.
Bauxite ore transported by rail to Ras Al Khair will be refined to produce 1.8 million mtpy of alumina, which will in turn be processed to produce 740,000 million tones per year of aluminium.
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