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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Oman’s aluminium bar rods and profile exports to outpace imports in 2018
It is expected that Oman’s exports of aluminium bar rods and profile will be more than imports in 2018. The country is home to some of Middle East’s leading aluminium extrusion manufacturers. As shown in data, Oman imported an estimated 22150 tonnes of aluminium bar rods and profiles in 2016. The...
Ducab holds ground-breaking ceremony on its new global headquarter in Dubai
The UAE-based world’s leading manufacturer of copper and aluminium wire and cable products, Ducab, has broken ground on its new global headquarter at Jebel Ali free zone in Dubai. The ground-breaking ceremony was attended by leading Ducab officials including Chairman Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, the...
Turkey to take countermeasures on US for non-exemption from aluminium and steel tariffs
Following Japan, Turkey has also decided to slap the United States with retaliatory tariffs on imported products worth US$1.8 billion, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Friday, May 18, 2018. Turkey had expected a positive response from the US in regards to aluminium and steel tariffs exemptions...
Alba holds Stakeholder Exhibitions Meeting for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), soon to-be the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter, held its first Stakeholder Exhibitions Meeting (SEM) for its Line 6 Expansion Project today, 13 May 2018 at the Awal Ballroom, Gulf Hotel, Bahrain. In line with the requirements of the Performance...
Bahrain’s aluminium stranded wire exports up 43% in 2017; Saudi Arabia tops the importer list
Bahrain has been following an upward pattern for the export of aluminium stranded wire. The products are used in overhead power transmission and distribution applications in modern residential and industrial constructions. The country’s exports of aluminium stranded wire increased significantly in...
Emirates Global Aluminium likely to delay float after market turmoil: sources
Emirates Global Aluminium’s (EGA) stock market listing is likely to slip to 2019 because of turmoil in global aluminum markets after the United States imposed sanctions on Russian aluminum group Rusal, three sources familiar with the deal said. “The IPO (initial public offering) is delayed to 2019...
South Africa to continue communicating with US over imported aluminium and steel tariffs
While speaking to reporters in Parliament on the outcomes of Wednesday’s (May 9, 2018) fortnightly cabinet meeting, Nomvula Mokonyane, Minister of Communications reported that Cabinet was disappointed at United States’ decision to not exempt South Africa from its imported aluminium and steel...
Alba Line 6 Expansion Project well on track
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, is progressing at full speed with the construction of its landmark Line 6 Expansion Project [Line 6 Smelter and Power Expansion Project], according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors,...
Alba Line 6 Smelter exceeds 10 million work-hours without LTI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced that its Line 6 Smelter exceeded more than 10 million work-hours without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI), a major Safety Milestone, by mid-April 2018. Commenting on this record achievement, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray said: “Safety is our best...
Qatar Petroleum to list 49% of its shares in Qatalum for public offering
State energy giant Qatar Petroleum will offer 49 percent of its shares in Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) for public offering. The move is “part of the State's plan to increase the participation of the private sector in economic activity and supporting an investment climate capable of attracting...
Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company inaugurated in Kizad
Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Executive Council Member of Abu Dhabi, inaugurated one-of-a-kind highly automated and flexible aluminium extrusion plant Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company (Talex) on Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the Kizad Industrial City in Abu Dhabi. Formed through a joint...
US turns down South Africa’s appeal for exemptions from imported aluminium and steel tariffs
Among many other countries, South Africa had urged for an exemption from the US imported aluminium and steel tariffs claiming that its metal exports to the US is too marginal to pose any national security threat to the latter nor should affect the aluminium and steel manufacturers there. But...
Alba’s Q1 2018 net income surges by 32% YoY to BD 33.8 million
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) presented its financial results for the First Quarter of 2018. The Company’s top-line and bottom-line performance for the first quarter of 2018 were driven primarily by 17% YoY increase in LME prices coupled with favourable management performance. Alba Total Sales...
Abdul Latif Jameel inks MoU with Kosei for production of aluminium wheels in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia-based Abdul Latif Jameel has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Japanese company Kosei Aluminium to explore production of aluminium wheels and components. MoU will look at the feasibility of a joint venture to manufacture products in Saudi Arabia. The feasibility...
Iran to launch aluminium smelter Salco early 2019
Iran is rapidly progressing to launch a new aluminium smelter South Aluminium Company (Salco) in early 2019 in the Lamerd special economic zone in the south of the country near the Persian Gulf. The smelter is expected to boost the country’s aluminium production by 70 per cent and make it...
Aluminium ingot production in Iran registers 340,000 tonnes: FY2017-18
According to Iran’s annual performance report of aluminium sector FY2017-18, released by Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIRDO) today April 23, 2018, about 340,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots were produced over the year, with the production capacity of...
Alba receives the largest rectiformer in the world for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) kicked-off the 2nd quarter of 2018 with the safe delivery of two of six rectifier transformer units to Line 6 Expansion Project Site. The world’s largest rectifier transformer (rectiformer) rated at 120 kA at 1880V DC, is designed and built by Fuji Electric, Japan....
Saudi Arabia’s aluminium scrap exports to continue rising in H1 2018; India remains the top importer
Saudi Arabia’s export of aluminium scrap has been on an uptrend from past several years. The country emerged as the major market for scrap metal recycling. Aluminium scrap represents 6.1 per cent of the total exports of Saudi Arabia. Most of the aluminium scraps generated in Saudi Arabia are from...
