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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No bauxite mining will be permitted in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district, inhabited by Girijans and popularly known as the agency area, according to Union Ministers, Mr Jairam Ramesh and Mr Kishore Chandra Deo. The two ministers gave the assurance at a public meeting at Chintapalli in the...
DUBAI — Emirates Aluminium, popularly known as Emal, is very well-placed to meet the rising global demand for aluminium and its expansion plan will not get hit by the debt crisis in Europe and the United States, its top official said. Emal, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development...
Heavy investments will largely expand smelters in Gulf hydrocarbon producers and this will allow them to control more than 10 per cent of the world’s total aluminium output, according to a US report. Besides large investments, the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries possess many advantages...
The growing success of Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) is a statement about the healthy confidence in the industrial sector in the GCC, says Jubran Abdulrahman, managing director of Hilal Conferences and Exhibition (HCE) The Gulf Industry Fair is firmly established in the calendar for many companies as...
UAE. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Aluminium industry is set to grow to 10%-11% of global aluminium production, gaining the stature of global aluminium destination along with oil wealth. The GCC possesses some great advantages including: - low power cost (4 cents / Kwhr) as well as Gas price...
Aluminium production in the Gulf currently exceeds 7 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production; and is set to increase to 10 per cent by 2020, said an expert. “The aluminium industry in the Gulf has developed over the years into a substantial hub in global terms,” said Abdulla Kalban,...
Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the GCC in the future, an industry leader told delegates who attended the ARABAL 2011 conference in Oman - the 15th time the event has been held. Frederic Rouyer, the Chief Executive of Oman Aluminium...
Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the GCC in the future, an industry leader told delegates who attended the ARABAL 2011 conference in Oman the 15th time the event has been held. Mr Frederic Rouyer CEO of Oman Aluminium Processing...
The aluminum industry in the GCC is on the brink of becoming a leading global contributor, according to a new publication issued by Deloitte Middle East. The report titled “GCC: Tomorrow’s Aluminum Powerhouse” pointed out that the UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Qatar are all home to some of the largest...
Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the GCC in the future, an industry leader has told delegates at the 15th Arabal conference in Oman. Oman has the potential to become a major aluminium recycling centre servicing the industry across the...
The GCC’s building and construction industry currently consumes up to 400,000t of aluminium a year, making it one of the biggest markets for aluminium products in the region. In particular, construction projects in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have been key growth markets that are...
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...
According to the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), the UAE and other GCC nations are expected to pump nearly $25 billion into new aluminium projects and expansion of their existing smelters in the next 12 years. About $eight billion will also be pumped by Emal while...
A new smelter constructed in Abu Dhabi two years ago boosted the UAE’s aluminium output to 1.8 million tonnes in 2011 to allow it to pump more than four per cent of the world’s total production of the metal. Official figures showed Dubal smelter in Dubai reached a capacity of around 1.02 million...
The worldwide aluminum market is expected to reach 52 million tons by the year 2015. Factors for this growth will include enhanced consumption from China and India, and the rising use of the metal in the automotive and packaging sectors. The economic recession severely impacted the world aluminum...
The latest Primary Aluminum production numbers released by International Aluminum Institute suggests that the production increased by 5.5% in the January to July 2011 period. The total Primary Aluminum production stood at 24.94 million tonnes in January to July 2011 as against 23.64 million tonnes...
Production commences at the Emirates Aliminium (EMAL), the worlds largest single-site aluminium smelter at Taweelah in Abu Dhabi. The UAE controls nearly 48 per cent of the total aluminum investments of more than$22 billion in Gulf oil producers and the construction of a mega smelter in Abu Dhabi...
Dubai: Oman Aluminium Rolling Company has awarded a $385 million (Dh1,413 million) contract to an Italian company to build a production plant with a 160,000 tonne capacity. Fata EPC, a Turin-based engineering, procurement and construction company, is expecting production at the aluminium rolling...
