The Strait of Hormuz trade corridor remains at the centre of uncertainty as conflicting claims over its operational status continue to unsettle global shipping markets. While oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply remains in a suspended state, the aluminium industry, sourcing the 5.5 million...
Primary aluminium prices climbed to four-year highs in H1 2026 as the market grappled with tightening inventories and mounting concerns over supply disruptions linked to the conflict in the Middle East. The year began with the LME Aluminium Cash Price below USD 3000 per tonne and, over the next...
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A deal has been signed between Emirates Aluminium (Emal) and Ducab Aluminium and Emal will supply molten aluminium to the aluminium rod mill of the latter that is under construction. The new aluminium rod mill by Ducab Aluminium will be located in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) at KP3...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) highlighted its support towards initiatives that showcase the region's industrial growth by signing up as a strategic partner representing the aluminium sector at the Gulf Industry Fair 2014. Organised under the patronage of His Royal Highness the Prime Minister of...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) reiterated its commitment towards supporting initiatives that help boost Bahrain’s economy by providing a sponsorship of BD 3000 towards the 4th Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Conference & Exhibition, which will be held from December 10 to 12, 2013 at the Crowne...
The 17th Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) 2013 concluded on 7th Nov after attracting more than 500 delegates to the beautiful St Regis Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Aluminium International Today was in attendance. The first day included a pre-conference workshop, which highlighted how...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has all the necessary factors for a growing downstream aluminium industry but risks remain, delegates said at the 2013 Arabal conference in Abu Dhabi. “[The downstream industry] needs further regulation, while at the same time it must defend home markets by...
Arabian Gulf aluminium producers are on track to nearly double their slice of global output by 2020 as the Gulf is the only region outside China expanding capacity in the industry. This comes despite Qatalum, a key player, putting its expansion plans on hold. The joint venture between Qatar...
The Middle East will produce 5 million tonnes of primary aluminium by 2015, compared with 3.7 million tonnes in 2012, according to the Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC). The region will produce 1.8 million tonnes of value-added aluminium products, compared with 1.2 million tonnes in 2012, Mahmood...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s Chief Executive, Tim Murray announced the appointment of three new managers in key departments of the company. Amal Abdul Rahman Ahmed will be the new Marketing Manager for GCC, Middle East & North Africa; Fadhel A. Nabi will be the Manager for Procurement &...
European bending specialist Kersten Europe will open its latest production facility, Kersten Middle East, in the United Arab Emirates this upcoming October. The company has said that its 4,100ft new production plant in the Emirate will open in October this year. Work on the factory started in in...
The big story in regional aluminium production is the commencement of operations of the joint venture between Saudi Arabian Mining Company and US market leader Aluminium Company of America (Alcoa) in December 2012. This is the sixth smelter to come into operation in the GCC region. Ma’aden...
The Middle East's aluminium sector is in an advantageous position and can play a key role in industry consolidation and the development of new globally active players, a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals. "The GCC aluminium market's cost advantage is supported by its proximity to...
The State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC) issued a tender in late May regarding the third batch of transmission lines for 2013. These transmission lines involve 35-110 KV regular conductor ground wire, 500/330 KV regular conductor ground wire, special conductor and regular ground wire. Bids are...
Brand awareness of Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) and Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) in the Americas has been taken to new heights with the two companies' joint lead sponsorship of Harbor's 6th Aluminium Outlook Summit (Harbor 2013), hosted by Harbor Intelligence in Chicago, USA, from 3 to 5 June 2013. This...
DUBAL and EMAL continue to target growth in European market share, raise profile of UAE aluminium sector, at CRU 2013. United Arab Emirates: The key players in the UAE's primary aluminium industry -- Dubai Aluminium and Emirates Aluminium -- will participate jointly at the Commodity Research Unit's...
The aluminium rolling mill plant in Sohar is close to completion of construction and the commissioning of all process equipment has started and liquid metal sourced from Sohar Aluminum has been introduced in the furnaces. The plant is being built on behalf of the Oman Aluminium Rolling Company, a...
Alongside an aggressive drive by the leading GCC nations to grow their share of the expansion global aluminium industry, the region is seeing an even more dramatic rise in demand for green aluminium. In 2012, the GCC accounted for nine percent of global aluminium production capacity, a figure that...
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Ahmad Al Tayer, CEO and Managing Director of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, and Vice Chairman of Dubal, inaugurated Aluminium Middle East 2013, the leading exhibition for aluminium products, technologies and investments in the Middle East, being held at the...
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has affirmed the importance of consolidating complementarity and coordination among GCC states, especially in the industrial sector which has become a main pillar of the entity's economic strength. The Gulf Aluminum Council...
