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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... The GCC building and construction industry currently consumes up to 400,000 tons of aluminum annually, making it one of the biggest markets for aluminum products in the region. Construction projects in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Kuwait have been key growth markets that are driving the...
... of primary aluminium or around 7% of total global production, ... The ability of the Gulf to meet global demand for aluminium will take ...
... Khaleej Times reported that Europe is gaining a bigger share of the Gulf’s aluminium exports currently accounting for approximately 150,000 tonnes of the region’s annual aluminium sales. ...
... UAE. Europe is gaining a bigger share of the Gulf’s aluminium exports, currently accounting for approximately 150,000 tons or US$3.5 million of the region’s annual aluminium sales. ....
...It is reported that investments into the Gulf aluminium industry are currently estimated at around USD 30 billion and could reach as much as USD 55 billion by 2020 due to upcoming smelter expansions and new projects...
... UAE pumps around 40 per cent of Mideast's aluminium production ... Gulf oil producers are expected to pump nearly $25 billion into new aluminium projects and expansion of their existing smelters in the next ...
...The Middle East processed around 3 million tonnes of primary aluminum or 6.5% of total global production in 2009 to cement its place as one of the world's top aluminum sources. The output from GCC states alone has doubled to 1.8 million tons since 2000...
...The Middle East processed around 3 million tons of primary aluminium or 6.5 per cent of total global production in 2009 to cement its place as one of the world's top aluminium sources. The output from GCC states alone has doubled to 1.8 million tons since 2000. The rapid growth of the aluminium...
...Gulf oil producers are pushing ahead with mega aluminum projects valued at $22 billion which will boost their output to 10 million tons and allow them to control 18 percent of the world’s total aluminum output. The six Gulf Cooperation Council countries, which sit atop 45 percent of the global...
...MANAMA: With the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) becoming a major player in the international aluminum industry, new investments in the Gulf's aluminum sector are expected to exceed $20 billion by 2020, said a senior Bahraini minister on Tuesday...
...Gulf oil producers are expected to pump nearly $22 billion into new aluminium projects and expansion of their existing smelters in the next five years as part of an ongoing industrial drive to ease reliance on volatile oil exports...
...Emirates Business 24/7 reported that Gulf oil producers are pushing ahead with mega aluminium projects which will boost their output to 10 million tonnes and allow them to control 18% of the world’s total aluminium output...
...July 24--DUBAI -- Two key UAE aluminum firms are expecting a record increase in their imports of raw materials in three years as the GCC has emerged as a significant primary aluminum producer over the past decade...
Mar 22, 2010 ... World aluminium demand slumped by 15 per cent in 2009 to barely 34 ... which is developing the aluminium supply chain from bauxite to ...
Mar 11, 2010...The Middle East could be producing more than 10 per cent of the world's aluminium in less than a decade, according to industry experts....Over the past 10 years, GCC states have begun implementing long-term strategies that aim to develop the region's aluminium industry, and the...
Oct 15, 2009 ... The report said that the global demand for aluminum is expected to be at ... economies to invest in aluminum downstream industries which can ...
Oct 15, 2009...Emirates Business 24|7 reported that the GCC is to become a global hub for aluminum production with 25% global smelting capacity going online in 5 years.
Nov 16, 2008 ... Production at the aluminium project in Saudi Arabia ??? claimed as the ... While most of the GCC plants produce primary aluminium products, ...
