Aluminium extrusion 2035 demand nears 44.22Mt: Industry experts decode next decade drivers
Global aluminium extrusion demand is entering a phase with consumption projected to rise from 35.25 million tonnes in 2025 to 35.93 million tonnes in 2026 and 44.22 million tonnes by 2035, representing a 2.29 per cent CAGR. While building and construction will remain the largest end-use sector and...
Alba reaches 50m hours without LTI, strengthening aluminium safety record
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has reached 50 million safe working hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) . The milestone was achieved on September 7, 2026, marking a record in the company’s history. The achievement reflects Alba’s continued focus on workplace safety across its aluminium...
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ARABAL 2018 concludes successfully in Kuwait with participation of over 600 delegates from 25 countries
The leading aluminium event in the Middle East, the annual ARABAL conference, hosted by Kuwait Industries, took place in Kuwait from 11 to 13 November. The event was officially inaugurated by H.E. Khaled AlRoudan, Minister of Commerce and Industry. ARABAL 2018 conference highlighted the success of...
Bahrain ships US$50 million worth of aluminium wire in October 2018
Bahrain’s imported products were valued at BD515 million ($1.366 billion) in October 2018, up 17 per cent from BD439 million ($1.164 billion) in October 2017, said the foreign trade report by Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) for the month of October. China and the USA were the major...
Nampak to spend US$7.2 million towards ramping up aluminium cans production
Africa’s biggest producer of beverage packaging Nampak is reportedly ramping up the production of aluminium cans as a response to customers’ global retreat from plastic. “Consumer sentiment against plastic packaging that cannot be recycled is very clear,” Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter...
An AlCircle exclusive interview with Hugues Vincent, CEO of the Aluminium Division of Fives
Fives is a business conglomerate from France having diversified business interest. The company specialises in designing and supplying machines, process equipment, and production lines for the world’s largest industrial groups including the aluminium, steel, glass, automotive, aerospace, logistics,...
Data shows South Africa as the top importer of Brazil’s petcoke exports in 2017
Brazil’s exports of petcoke remained almost flat year on year in 2017. The country delivered estimated 357819 tonnes of petcoke to the global markets last year.The leading destinations for total petcoke exports by Brazil last year, in descending order were South Africa, the United Arab of Emirates,...
An interview with Abdelzaher Abdelsattar Hassan Abdou, Chairman & CEO, Egyptalum; the oldest aluminium producer in the MENA region
Egyptalum (Egyptian Aluminium Company) is the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and the oldest in the MENA region. It is also one of the largest in North Africa having a total annual production of around 320,000 tonnes. It produces primary aluminium and rolling and extrusion products. Abdelzaher...
UAE expects to resolve U.S. aluminium, steel tariffs issue in 2019
The UAE’s Minister of Economy Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri said on Tuesday, November 20, that his country would resolve aluminium and steel tariffs with U.S. as the balance of trade is in favour of the United States. “I hope next year we will resolve it. We will continue to explain our case," Al...
Global aluminium production up 4% YoY, 2% MoM in October 2018- IAI
Global primary aluminium output rose 4% year-on-year in October 2018 to stand at 5.414 million tonnes. Primary aluminium production was 5.205 million tonnes in October 2017, according to the latest data showed by International Aluminium Institute (IAI). Month-on-month, primary aluminium production...
EGA wins international award for commitment to innovation
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has been recognised by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) with an award for its commitment to innovation within the organisation. The company was presented with the ‘2018 ASQ MEA...
Ducab signs three contracts to supply cables and all aluminium alloy overhead conductors for Adnoc projects
Ducab has signed three major contracts in Abu Dhabi, UAE, for the supply of over 5,000 km of cables and all aluminium alloy overhead conductors for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) projects, a company statement said. The company will supply extra-high-voltage (EHV), high-voltage (HV),...
Bahrain’s Alba Deputy CEO key panellist at ARABAL 2018
The Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) is the premium trade event for the Middle East's aluminium industry. Kuwait Industries Co. Holding are the host of the 22nd ARABAL in its 35th year. ARABAL’s theme this year focuses on ‘The Global Challenges to the Aluminium Industry and Suitable...
EGA signs spent pot lining supply contract with Arkan to recycle smelting waste
Emirates Global Aluminium has signed a deal with Abu-Dhabi based construction and building materials company Arkan to supply them with spent pot lining from its smelting operations. Arkan will use these waste materials to manufacture cement. However, it is not clear yet that how much or how often...
GARMCO’s products exempted from US Tariffs
Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) has announced that its subsidiary GARMCO (USA) was granted with tariff exemptions, of its major products imports from Bahrain. GARMCO USA produces wide range of premium aluminium flat rolled products at its manufacturing plant located in the...
Aluminium conglomerate EGA inks stadium construction agreement with Abu Dhabi City Municipality
Dr. Ali Al Zarouni, Deputy Executive Director of Production, Technology Development and Transfer at Emirates Global Aluminium Company (EGA) has reportedly inked an agreement on behalf of the company with HE Saif Bader Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality to construct a sports...
Non-alloyed aluminium ingot export by Egypt estimated to rise 10% YoY in 2018
Egypt exported US$25.9 billion worth of goods around the globe in 2017, up by 15 per cent from 2016 to 2017. The country’s non-alloyed aluminium ingot exports have been logging a year-on-year growth over the last three years. Non-alloyed aluminium is used as a raw material for further downstream...
Alba signs deal with Fluorsid for smelter grade Aluminium Fluoride
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has secured a long-term agreement with Italian fluorochemicals producer Fluorsid S.p.A. for the supply of smelter grade Aluminium Fluoride (ALF3). Fluorsid will meet the bulk of Alba’s yearly ALF3 requirements for its annual metal production. Alba said the deal comes as...
EEG’s can collection campaign collects 4,125 kg used aluminium cans
Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) brought the nation together on Saturday, October 27, for its annual can recycling campaign for the 22nd year in a row. The yearly event registered a total collection of 313,352 kg of used aluminium cans during this period. This year the Can Collection Drive saw...
Taiwan's imports of aluminium alloy from UAE estimated to rise marginally in 2018
Taiwan imports considerable amount of aluminium alloys to supplement domestic production and make value added products. Taiwan manufactures about 819,000 tonnes of aluminium domestically in four main categories: Secondary Aluminium Alloy, Casting, Rolling and Extrusion Industries. The country’s...
