Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, is pleased to announce the recent promotions of S. Abbas S. Baqer to Manager Calciner & Marine and Ali Aseeri to Manager Engineering & Projects. Since joining Alba in 1989 as a Vocational Trainee, S. Abbas S. Baqer...
The aluminium industry is entering a phase where supply security is being tested across the entire value chain. The latest developments show the pressure beginning with bauxite, moving through logistics and alumina, feeding into aluminium prices and producer earnings, and eventually reshaping...
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Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has provided an initial assessment of its operations following recent Iranian missile and drone attacks on its Al Taweelah site, one of the world’s largest aluminium production complexes. EGA said the Al Taweelah facility sustained significant damage as a result of...
What began as an overall surge in the metals market towards the beginning of the year has quickly turned far more uneven, as the ongoing Middle East conflict enters its fifth week. While early market sentiment was dominated by fears of a copper crisis, the unfolding reality focuses on a different...
So far into the week, aluminium premiums in Europe and Japan have appeared on the rising graph as a reaction to Iran’s drone and missile strikes on the Gulf smelters of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) on Saturday, intensifying the prevailing worry over aluminium supply...
The Iranian strikes dated March 28 on the Gulf sites of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) have brought on a new outlook on the aluminium market trend. On Tuesday, Goldman Sachs raised its London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price forecast from USD 3,200 to USD 3,450 per...
Post the Iran attack on the Middle East’s two major aluminium production sites, the Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price rose even higher than the last close. The longer-dated contracts also expanded more from the previous...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) reduced aluminium output by 19 per cent and stopped some deliveries because it could not ship through the Strait of Hormuz. Qatalum stopped production after the gas supply was disrupted following attacks on the energy infrastructure. The conflict in the region has disrupted...
Aluminium markets soared on March 30, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupted key supply hubs and pushed prices close to multi-year highs. Shares of Alcoa Corporation rose strongly up to 11.8 per cent in early trading alongside aluminium futures, indicating growing concerns over...
The effect of the Middle East conflict, fuelled by Iran’s drone and missile strikes on the facilities of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) on March 28, reflected starkly on the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices closing on March 30. Nearing four-year highs out...
The kinetic targeting of primary aluminium production facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain on March 28 2026 represents a seminal shift in the intersection of regional conflict and global commodity security. For decades, the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nations have leveraged their...
The week opened with global markets on a weak footing, as escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East affected investor sentiment, pushing commodity prices, including aluminium, even higher. By midday in Sydney, the S&P/ASX 200 dipped around 1.35 per cent, tracking losses seen across major...
As the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium prices soared up to 6 per cent from its previous bis closing at USD 3,290 per tonne on March 27 , Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Berhad, the largest integrated aluminium producer in Southeast Asia, saw its shares hit an all-time intraday high, reaching...
On Friday, March 27, the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminium price declined, but the December 27 contracts, after easing, adapted the rising trend. The LME inventory also widened from the previous close. However, considering the price update on March 30, the LME aluminium price rose significantly...
中文翻译附于新闻末尾，敬请继续阅读。 The aluminium industry in West Asia has entered into a new volatile phase, with the direct attack on two major aluminium facilities in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain as a result of the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict. Reports confirm that Al Taweelah smelter of Emirates...
Global automakers are accelerating aluminium procurement as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to disturb supply chains, disrupting production and trade routes, thereby raising concerns over near-term supply shortages and escalating costs. The situation has catalysed a wave of precautionary...
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is exporting aluminium through Jeddah, as the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. CEO Ali Al Baqali said the company is sending 40–60 per cent of its exports through Saudi Arabia. The route involves land transport of about 1,400 km (870 miles) to Jeddah. He said this adds land...
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter operating on a single site, has initiated a controlled and safe shutdown of Reduction Lines 1, 2 and 3. These lines account for approximately 19 per cent of Alba’s total annual production capacity of 1.62 million tonnes. The...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, held its 16 th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Thursday, 12 March 2026, via virtual attendance, in accordance with applicable regulations. The meeting was chaired by His Excellency Mr Khalid Omar Al Rumaihi,...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, announced the promotion of Shoji Takeuchi to Manager Sales - Asia Pacific, as part of its ongoing efforts to strengthen its presence in high‑growth markets. For the global aluminium value-chain 2026 outlook, book...
