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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Canadian company Hatch reaches safety milestone in under-construction Al Taweelah alumina refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, today received His Excellency Masud Husain, Ambassador of Canada to the United Arab Emirates, to celebrate a safety milestone by a Canadian company working to build EGA’s Al Taweelah alumina...
Sierra Leone’s export of bauxite increases year-over-year, Romania remains the top importer
Sierra Leone exported $465 million of goods around the globe in 2016. The country’s primary mineral resources are diamonds, rutile, bauxite, gold and others. Bauxite exports by Sierra Leone have been rising over the last three years. Sierra Minerals, part of the international industrial and...
Alba, General Electric sign MoU for GT block
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), home-base of the Line 6 Expansion Project, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with General Electric (GE) to implement a fourth Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (GT) block using GE 9HA technology in the company’s Power Station (PS) 5. The fourth GT block will...
Alba is the first aluminium smelter to use the GE 9HA GT
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), home-base of the Line 6 Expansion Project, set the benchmark for sustainable power generation with the successful installation of the first H-class General Electric (GE) 9HA Gas Turbine (GT) at its Power Station (PS) 5. With this, Alba has become the first aluminium...
UAE unveils its first ever spacecraft prototype made of aluminium
In a historical display at the ongoing Dubai Air Show, UAE unveiled its first ever spacecraft ‘Hope’ that will orbit Mars. The spacecraft made up of aluminium frame with lightweight aluminium honeycomb panels will be launched as a part of the Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) in July 2020. In July 2014,...
MEA turns to domestically produced aluminium rolled products; import shrinks
Middle East and Africa region is logging significant growth riding the boom in oil as well as non-oil based business sectors. Recent data shows lightweight vehicle assembly in the region is slated to grow by 4.8% to almost 1.3 million units in 2017. Despite uncertainty and volatility in the...
Sohar Aluminium showcases world-class facilities to 200 experts attending ARABAL 2017
Concluding this year’s three-day Arab International Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (ARABAL), 200 delegates toured Sohar Aluminium’s facilities to get a first-hand look at the company’s ever growing production capacity, cutting-edge technology, environmental stewardship, and rigorous safety...
Oman to continue importing aluminium bar rods and profiles to meet construction sector demand
Aluminium products demand in Oman is going to stay strong, industry experts who congregated at the recently ended Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL) 2017 expressed their confidence putting at rest fears of weakening demand from the country’s construction sector. The GCC construction...
Alba participates in ARABAL 2017
Aluminium Bahrain B. S. C. (Alba) is a key participant in the 21st International Arab Aluminium Conference & Exhibition, ARABAL 2017, that is being hosted by Sohar Aluminium from 06 to 09 November 2017 at the Shangri-La Bar Al Jissah, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. Held under the Patronage of His...
Sohar Aluminium kicks-off ARABAL 2017
Under the auspices of H.H. Sayyid Harib bin Thuwaini Al Said, Assistant Secretary General of the Council of Ministers for Conferences, Sohar Aluminium, kicked-off the 2017 Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL). Running through November 9th, 2017, the event welcomed over 550 attending...
Alba Casthouse achieves 5M hours without LTI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, announced a major safety milestone as its Casthouse successfully achieved 5 million hours without Lost Time Injury (LTI) on 05 November 2017. A celebration was held on the same day to appreciate the Cathouse...
Sohar Aluminium announces final call to register for ARABAL 2017
Corporates and Professionals are still in time to register for the 21st Arab International Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (ARABAL) using the website www.arabal.com. Sohar Aluminium, host and organizers of the most sought after industry event in the region, will open the conference under the...
Iran seeks $50 billion in mining investment for five-year plan - deputy minister
Iran is seeking $50 billion in investment for its mining industries out to 2022 and has signed agreements with several European and Asian banks in the past few months, the country’s deputy mining minister said on Wednesday. “We are in need of $50 billion for investment in the mining and mining...
Emirates Environmental Group collects more than 5.5 tonnes of aluminium cans for recycling
The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG)-organized 21st annual edition of the Can Collection Drive which was held on Saturday, October 28 witnessed unprecedented community involvement. More than 200 UAE entities including hotels, academic institutions, corporations, and households participated and...
ARABAL 2017 gears-up to introduce ‘Destination Oman’ to the world
Sohar Aluminium, the host and organizers of the 2017 Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL), is offering the event’s delegates an opportunity to discover ‘Destination Oman’. In preparation for the industry event, Sohar Aluminium has developed a range of tailored tours, workshops and...
Iran’s export of aluminium to surge in 2017: to expand smelting capacity in 2018
Iran has aluminium production capacity of 457,000 ton/year, of which about 437,000 ton/year is operational. According to the latest figures from the customs office, the country produced 128,679 tonnes of aluminium in the first five months of the current Iranian year (ending Aug. 22). Iran’s export...
EGA completes US$300m project to replace older production lines with UAE developed technology
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial project in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, has completed a three-year, $300 million project to replace older production lines at its Jebel Ali aluminium smelter with the company’s own UAE-developed technology, boosting production...
Stellar speaker line-up and content-rich agenda await ARABAL delegates
Sohar Aluminium, the host and organizers of the 2017 Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL), has unveiled a formidable line-up of industry leaders from around the globe for the international event. Set to be held at the Shangri-La Barr Al Jissah Resort & Spa, Muscat, from 6 – 9 November...
