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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As the GCC countries are among the world's largest consumers of metal products, such as iron, steel and aluminum, the expected production of aluminum may account for over 15 percent of the global production until 2020, if the planned aluminum projects are carried out by the GCC countries,...
Qatalum, the organizer of the Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal 2012), which will be held in Doha from 20th to 22nd of November 2012, has remarked that the aluminium industry within the GCC region is increasingly attracting high levels of official interest, as well as acquiring a...
Bahrain-based Taha International Corporation has been awarded a health and safety certification from TUV Nord Middle East. "This important industry certification recognises Taha's commitment to excellence in the GCC region as the new benchmark in aluminium dross management," said managing director...
The GCC region’s aluminium industry can make significant gains if production costs can be reduced by containing energy expense, Qatalum says. This will help the industry maintain the highest quality standards in production, meet the requirements of improved competitiveness and enter new markets, it...
Saudi Arabian Mining Co. (Ma’aden)’s gold production is expected to rise 30 percent by 2014 because of the output of two new mines, even as it is set to diversify into aluminum business slated in 2014 with an initial investment of SR40 billion, said Al Rajhi Capital in its report on Ma’aden...
The Gulf Aluminum Council (GAC) indicated that the overall production capacity of aluminum smelters in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) could come close to 5 million tons a year by 2013 after the construction of Saudi Arabia’s Ma’aden Smelter. Quoting a report conducted by Qatar Aluminum Company,...
The Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal 2012), which be held in Doha 20th - 22nd November 2012, has received sponsorship from Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden), Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), and Sohar Aluminium Company in addition to a number of regional and international aluminium...
According to Frost & Sullivan, the Aluminum production in the Ulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to grow significantly in the short to medium term. The region is expected to contribute around 15 per cent of the total global production of Aluminium by 2015. GCC has no clear advantage in terms...
Qatalum has announced the agenda of the 16th Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL 2012), which will be held in Doha from the 19th - 21st November 2012. It will focus on future opportunities in the aluminium downstream industry in the Gulf region, as GCC countries contribute to over 13%...
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries' aluminum production represent 13 percent, or 6.3 million tons per year, of global output, Qatar Aluminum (Qatalum) said Saturday. The GCC countries have sufficient infrastructure and elements that enable them to establish any industry based on raw...
According to a recent study released by the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), the estimated investments of five major aluminum smelters in the Gulf region, mainly in Qatar, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and UAE have reached $22 billion dollars. The study published in a...
The UAE aluminum extrusion market is estimated to be in excess of 175,000 metric tonnes (MT), about 35 per cent of the total GCC demand, growing at a CAGR of 8 to 9 per cent for the time period from 2011-17, said a report. With the strategic acquisition of AKFA Aluminium and Plastic, the UAE-based...
Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) has been awarded the prestigious GCC Industrial Project of the Year at the MEED Quality Awards for Projects 2012. The award is in recognition of the successful completion of Phase I of the Al Taweelah-based smelter, which was delivered ahead of schedule and to budget. The...
Region’s smelters set to more than double net exports as GCC and Russia become key deficit suppliers The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is set to become the world’s largest exporting region of primary aluminum by 2020, according to Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal). The net export balance of major...
Aluminum output at the member nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council will climb to 5.21 million metric tons in 2015 from 3.48 million tons last year, said Mahmood Daylami, Gulf Aluminum Council secretary general. Output at the United Arab Emirates will continue to account for half of the total...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Over 250 invited aluminium industry leader will be gathering in Abu Dhabi on 29 April in one of the unique settings and unparalleled occasions that is being organized by Gulf Aluminium Council. The Second Gulf Aluminium Dinner is an exclusive by invitation only event...
The Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC), the regional industry trade association, is building links with the Federation of Aluminium Consumers in Europe (FACE) as part of its campaign to lobby for lower tariffs on GCC aluminium exports to the EU, the MEED Middle East Aluminium 2012 Conference was told....
Muscat: Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) aluminium growth story is just getting unfolded as significant developments and achievements marked the industry in the Gulf in 2011. During the year, Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Aluminium (Emal) announced Phase II expansion while Saudi Arabian Mining Company...
