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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Aluminium Middle East 2013, the third edition of the leading exhibition for aluminium products, technologies and investments in the Middle East which begins in Dubai, has announced a new B2B Business Matching Program that will make it easier for exhibitors to forge connections through an extensive...
GCC governments are now moving to attract international investors in the downstream aluminium industry, said a top official. The aim is to push the use of the metal in diversified industries, Gulf Aluminium Council general secretary Mahmood Al Daylami was quoted as saying in the Gulf Daily News,...
The GCC is expected to account for 13 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production by the end of 2013, with total output estimated to reach five million tonnes per year by 2014. Aluminium Bahrain, Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminium, Qatar Aluminium, and Sohar in Oman collectively produced...
Alba supports 29th GCC Traffic Week that took place from March 10 - 15, 2013 "Our Aim Your Safety" was the theme of the GCC Traffic Week for this year. Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. commended the recently concluded GCC Traffic Week for its success in steering greater public awareness on the need for...
The aluminum rolling mill plant in Sohar is close to the completion of construction, 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...
Qatalum CEO Tom Petter Johansen has spoken alongside Norsk Hydro, Qatar University and the Norwegian University of Science & Technology at a seminar entitled Aluminium – The Sustainable Modern Metal For the Future of Qatar. In his presentation, Johansen predicted a rise in demand for aluminium in...
The GCC’s aluminium production is expected to reach five million tonness by 2014 in order to cater for the increasing global demand. Demand globally is estimated to increase and reach 70 million metric tonnes per year by 2020 and GCC countries are expected to boost aluminium production capacity by...
Qatalum, the Qatari aluminium smelter, took part in the Aluminium Symposium, held on Tuesday at the Qatar Science Technology Park (QSTP). Sharing the podium alongside Hydro (the Norwegian producer), Qatar University and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Qatalum participated in a...
Qatalum CEO Tom Petter Johansen outlined the Qatari aluminium smelter's perspective on the trends in the global aluminium industry and forecast usage growth in the country and elsewhere in the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council) at a symposium held at the Qatar Science Technology Park (QSTP) recently....
With global demand for aluminum estimated to increase and reach 70 million metric tons per year by 2020, GCC countries are all set to boost their production capacity to 5 million metric tons by 2014, up 40 percent from around 3 million tons in 2012, said Mohammed Bader-Eddin, the show director of...
The aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tonnes (MT) in 2010 and is expected to reach 593,434 MT in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6 per cent, a report said. The aluminium recycling market is at a nascent stage in the GCC, as it is...
Globally, Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has been a major exporter of its primary Aluminium production. The Aluminium industry, specifically in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is one of the key sectors driving the economy and contributes significantly to the primary aluminium growth in...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region is estimated to have already invested around Dhs17.3bn into aluminium projects, with member states collectively producing around 3.6 million tones of the commodity a year to account for almost 10% of the world's total aluminium output. Production is...
Oleg Mukhamedshin, Deputy CEO of UC Rusal, the world's largest aluminium producers, spoke at the 16th Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal) highlighting some of the key issues and opportunities in the global aluminium industry. Despite a steady increase in global aluminium consumption,...
The first full day of the Arab Aluminium Conference – ARABAL 2012 – has kicked off in Doha, with regional issues, power generation and technology dominating the agenda. Mr. Al Shaibi, Chairman of ARABAL 2012 Organising Host Qatalum, took the audience through the steps that the company has taken in...
It was announced here on Monday that the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are currently controling 13 percent of global aluminum production, while its production did not exceed 0.5 percent in 1983. This production is constantly increasing due to development of the aluminum industry, as well...
Hydro will have a strong presence at ARABAL 2012, the most important gathering for the Middle East aluminium industry, set for November 20-22 in Doha, Qatar. Hydro’s joint venture aluminium company Qatalum is hosting the event, the Arab International Aluminium Conference, and top Hydro...
Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) has taken part in the world's leading international trade fair, Aluminium 2012, which was held in Messe Dusseldorf, Germany, from the 9th to the 11th of October. This year, roughly 25,000 visitors from 100 countries attended, to see 950 visitors across 75,000 sq metres of...
