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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World aluminium production up 2.5% YoY but down 3.4% MoM in September
According to the data showed by International Aluminium Institute (IAI), world primary aluminium output rose 2.5% year-on-year in September to stand at 5.301 million tonnes. The figure was down 3.4% from 5.485 million tonnes in August, while on a daily basis production was down month-on-month at...
Istanbul metro offers transport credit in exchange for used aluminium cans
Istanbul has installed reverse vending machines at metro stations that allow commuters to add credit to their subway cards by depositing aluminium beverage cans and plastic bottle into the machine. According to news by the Istanbul-based Hurriyet news organization, İTÜ-Ayazağa metro station in...
Qatar Aluminium’s revenue jumps 10.72% in H1 2018
Qatar Aluminium (Qatulum) has revealed its total revenue during first six months of the year 2018 ended on June 30, which according to the report has jumped 10.72 per cent year-on-year to $0.74mn. Asia, Middle East, and North Africa have reportedly contributed 57 per cent to the revenue. Earnings...
Qatar regulator approves listing of 49 per cent of Qatalum shares in a public offering
Qatar Aluminum or Qatalum, a JV between Qatar Petroleum and Hydro Aluminium of Norway plans to sell 49 per cent of its shares in a public offering on Oct. 30. The state news agency QNA reported the news today. Norsk Hydro owns 50 per cent stake of Qatalum in the joint venture. State energy major...
Alba Chairman visits Line 6 Smelter Project as the commissioning comes closer
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project (Line 6 Smelter and Power Expansion Project) is brimming with all kinds of activities as the company progresses towards achieving the First Hot Metal on 01 January 2019, said the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa during...
Turkey’s aluminium import likely to see a drop in 2018; Russia to be the major supplier
According to the global export-import data, Turkey’s aluminium import, including both alloy and non-alloy, is forecast to see a drop in 2018 after a sweeping rise in the last year. In 2017, Turkey had imported a total amount of 2,158,883 tonnes of primary aluminium, up 105 per cent from 1,051,214...
Bahrain sees possibility of an exemption from US import tariffs on aluminium
According to Bahrain local media report, Bahrain might get an exemption from US import tariffs on aluminium and steel. The appeal submission has been initiated and high-level discussions would continue to take place to explore the possibility for Bahrain to receive an exemption. Bahrain was also...
Altus sells out 50% stake in Cameroonian bauxite JV
Project generator Altus Strategies has agreed to sell off its 50% stake in the Birsok bauxite project in Cameroon. The company generated £3 million (US$3.96 million) in shares and a US$1.50 per tonne royalty. Canyon Resources bought the 50% stake in the project and became the existing joint venture...
UAE’S petcoke import may accelerate 17% in H2 2018; China’s export to UAE to rise
The UAE, one of the top importers of petcoke, is set to witness a rise in its total petcoke import in 2018. The country’s petcoke imports will grow 22 per cent on a yearly basis to reach 781,948 tonnes in 2018. In 2017, petcoke import totalled 638992 tonnes, down 13 per cent from the previous year,...
Alba’s production up 8%, sales rises 7% during Jan-Sep of 2018
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has announced production and sales result for the nine months of 2018. Its total sales volume reached 750,202 tonnes, up by 7 per cent Year-over-Year (YoY), compared to 700,629 tonnes in the same period previous year; while production volume increased by 8 per cent...
Iran's aluminium production registers 10% growth YoY in the period from March to August 2018
According to an Iranian Mines & Mining Industries Development & Renovation Organization (IMIDRO) official statement, Iran’s major aluminium producers produced 151,691 tonnes of aluminium during the five-month period from March 21 to August 22, registering a growth of 10 per cent from the same...
South African suppliers to the US gets benefited from U.S. sanctions on Rusal
Sanctions on Russian suppliers exporting to the US have indirectly helped some other aluminium producers and aluminium product manufacturers. Johannesburg-based precision water-cutting and -profiling company AquaJet Profiles reported record-high aluminium sales profit margins earlier this year,...
Alba - New Future with Line 6 Expansion Project
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project is a turning point for the Kingdom of Bahrain and the aluminium industry in the Region. We now look forward to the next phase of the Line 6 Expansion Project, which will make us the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter, according to a statement issued by the...
EGA delays its IPO attributing to US additional import tariffs on aluminium and steel
A planned share sale in the UAE could be the latest casualty of President Donald Trump’s trade policies. For instance, Emirates Global Aluminium, owned by Mubadala Development Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai, has already delayed its initial public offering (IPO), as per the...
Nespresso throws coffee capsules recycle challenge in National Recycling Week
In commemoration of South African’s National Recycling Week, Nespresso is challenging South Africans to be as committed to recycling their coffee capsules as they are. National Recycling Week is an annual initiative taken up for increasing the awareness of social, environmental, and economic...
South Africa’s alumina import to see a YoY growth in 2018
Hillside Aluminium Smelter in South Africa uses alumina imported from Worsley Alumina operation in Australia to produce high-quality, primary aluminium. For more than 20 years Hillside aluminium has played a key role in South Africa’s aluminium industry. It produces 720 kilo tonnes a year, which...
Top five aluminium wire rod and cable companies in the Middle East
Aluminum wire rod is produced by several different processes namely extrusion, rolling and coiling, or drawn directly from molten aluminium. It is also produced through continuous casting technique. The aluminium wire rods are then used as raw material for making aluminium cables and overhead...
Bahrain’s aluminium wire export to grow 27% YoY in 2018
The rapid growth in the building and construction sector across the world is found to continually increase the electrical applications over the years driving demand for aluminium products like rod, wire, cable, and conductor. Among some of the major aluminium wire producing and exporting countries,...
