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 2017 aluminium bar rods and profiles export to decline 20% YoY
Aluminium bar rods and profiles export by Oman is nearing a year-on-year decline in 2017. The Middle East country with a promising downstream aluminium manufacturing base is projected to ship around 2822.5 tonnes of aluminium extruded products internationally by this year end, global trade data...
Minister of the Public Business Sector asks Egypt Aluminum to accelerate their projects
Minister of the Public Business Sector in Egypt, Asharaf El Sharkawy has asked Egypt Aluminum to expedite the implementation of their development projects. He has further directed the company to complete the necessary feasibility studies of the project and reduce the implementation time of the...
Alba production volume up by 3% YoY in Q3 2017
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) managed to remain on course in the third quarter of 2017 with its sales and production volumes topping 247,540 tonnes and 253,475 tonnes respectively, up by 0.5% Year-on-Year (YoY) and 3% YoY as compared to the third quarter of 2016. For the nine months of 2017, the...
ARABAL 2017 promises to put the Middle East’s aluminium industry in the spotlight
Sohar Aluminium, the host and organizers of the 2017 Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL), have announced the full programme for the upcoming global industry event. Set to take place in Muscat from November 7th – 9th 2017, it will feature a two-day conference and exhibition featuring...
Sohar Aluminium to host ARABAL 2017 under the patronage of H.H. Sayyid Harib Bin Thuwaini Al Said
Under the patronage of H.H. Sayyid Harib bin Thuwaini Al Said, Assistant Secretary General of the Council of Ministers for Conferences, Sohar Aluminium is gearing up to host the 2017 Arab International Aluminium Conference (ARABAL). Scheduled to take place in Muscat from November 7th – 9th 2017,...
Bechtel to facilitate delivery of the First Hot Metal in Alba’s Line 6 project by 01 January 2019
A high delegation from Line 6 EPCM contractor for Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel), led by its President and Chief Operations Officer Jack Futcher and President for Mining & Metals Paige Wilson paid a visit to the office of Alba’s Board of Directors Chairman,...
EGA hosts Minister of Climate Change & Environment and industry leaders at event on industrial waste re-utilization
His Excellency Dr. Thani Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates, and business leaders today attended an event held by Emirates Global Aluminium on re-using industrial wastes. The event was held under the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment’s...
UAE’s petcoke import to log double digit growth reaching 819,318 tonnes in 2017
Petcoke requirement of the UAE has been surging riding humongous demand growth from the end user industries namely, energy, steel and aluminium. According to the global export-import data, the country’s petcoke imports will grow 12.2 per cent on a yearly basis reach 819,318 tonnes in 2017. In 2016,...
Alba Hosts 32nd International Aluminium Conference
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Gulf, hosts the 32nd International Aluminium Conference that is being held from September 25 to 27, 2017 at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain. Held under the patronage of the Bahrain’s Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism, His Excellency...
ARABAL 2017 attracts world class sponsors and exhibitors
Sohar Aluminium, organiser of the 21st Arab International Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (ARABAL), has successfully secured more than 20 major sponsors that will be exhibiting at the upcoming event to be held in Muscat on November 7th – 8th. International and local Gold sponsors of the event...
UPDATE: Oman's Sohar Aluminium resumes production after interruption at its smelter
Oman's Sohar Aluminium today announced that the aluminium production started again on Friday, 15th September, following the interruption at its smelter in Sohar. The company had informed about an accident which interrupted normal operations in August. The accident halted aluminium production for...
Alba CEO Tim Murray celebrates 100 pot shell fabrication of Alba Line 6 expansion project at AMA Group
Ahmed Mansoor Al Aali Group (AMA Group), one of the major Bahraini contractors for Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project has welcomed Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray in their plant during his inspection visit. He visited the plant to celebrate the fabrication of 100 Pot Shells on Thursday...
Alba to host and sponsor 32nd International Aluminium Conference
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), the Bahrain-based world’s leading aluminium smelter, is a key partner and a host sponsor of the 32nd International Aluminium Conference that will be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain from 25 to 27 September 2017 at the Gulf Hotel Bahrain. The conference will feature a...
Tajikistan’s aluminium exports forecast to drop in 2017
Tajikistan is considering increasing the production of primary aluminium in 2017. The country’s exports of raw aluminium represent 30.4% of the total exports. Turkey is one of the main consumers of country’s aluminium. The country’s largest state-owned company Tajik Aluminium Company (TALСO) has...
Ethiopian exports first ever aluminium profile
B & C Aluminium Plc, a.k.a. Inter Africa Extrusion Aluminium Factory, has started to export aluminium profiles for the first time to Egypt. It received an order of 500tn of aluminium profiles to be exported in different phases. The first shipment of 28tn of aluminium profile was made on September...
Azerbaijan’s biggest enterprise for aluminium production to be improved
Azerbaijan’s State Property Issues Committee and the Ministry of Economy prepared proposals for the improvement of Azeraluminium JSC. This was stated in a report on evaluation of the results of implementing the Strategic Road Map for the development of heavy industry and machinery in Azerbaijan....
Alba Progresses its Historic US$ 3 Billion Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Gulf region, has been making steady progress with the execution of its flagship development, the Line 6 Expansion Project, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of the Alba Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin...
Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden asks banks to refinance nearly $3 billion of debt
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Ma’aden), the Gulf’s largest mining company, has asked banks to submit proposals for a loan which would refinance some $2.88 billion of existing debt, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday. It sent a request for proposals to banks last week and the banks have...
