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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An interview with Marco Menin and Paolo Zanotta of Menphis S.p.A., Italy, at METEF 2017
<p>Marco Menin, Managing Director, and Paolo Zanotta, Area Manager of Menphis S.p.A, talked to AlCircle ahead of Metef 2017 exhibition in Verona, Italy. The duo from the Italian family company with a fiercely innovative bent talked in length about Menphis’ major business areas, sublimation...
ARABAL 2017 programme and keynote panel announced
<p>Sohar Aluminium, organisers of the 21<sup>st</sup> Arab International Aluminium Conference & Exhibition (ARABAL) has announced full details of the agenda for the event. The event will feature a distinguished and high-powered cadre of international industry leaders who will make up the...
EGA launches robotics competition, fostering new link between academia and industry
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, today announced Al Robot, a robotics competition that challenges students at universities and higher education institutions in the UAE to create a robot to tackle a real life challenge at EGA’s...
Alba starts construction site-works on its Line 6 expansion project
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, announced the commencement of construction site-works on its Line 6 Expansion Project in the second quarter of 2017 after the completion of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study. The FEED was completed in...
Week in Review: A brief overview from the primary aluminium industry
<p>AlCircle helps you to keep track of news that happened in the world of aluminium. Last week, Qatar's Qatalum aluminium plant faced outbound logistical challenges following a diplomatic row with neighbours in the Middle-East and neighbours blocked shipments through their ports. A few major...
Qatalum starts exporting aluminium via alternative ports, Hydro CEO confirms
<p>As reported to Reuters by Hydro, Qatar Aluminium is now exporting metals via ports in Kuwait and Oman, as well as a Qatari container port.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;" src="http://www.alcircle.com/uploads/images/qatalum3.jpg" alt="News" width="517"...
Alba appoints new Director of Casthouse
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, announced the promotion of Abdul Rasool Ahmed Abdul Rasool as the Director of Casthouse.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
UPDATE: Qatar aluminium plant finds alternative sea routes to export its metal
<p>Qatalum aluminium plant found an alternative sea routes to export its metal. Hydro’s spokesman said that the customers may face delays in deliveries, reported by Reuters. T<span>he Qatalum JV was working to find alternative shipment routes to enable it to continue to serve its global...
Nairobi firms consider using aluminium foils as plastic ban looms large
<p>As the deadline for use of nylon packaging materials looms in Nairobi, and with the government being strict about not reversing the ban of environmentally hazardous material, local shoppers, retailers, and plastic paper manufactures are now looking for alternative materials.</p> <p...
EGA opens its new head office at Al Taweelah
<p>Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one of the world’s biggest aluminium producers, today announced that the company opened its new head office.</p> <p>The new office is located next to its Al Taweelah aluminium smelter and alumina refinery in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, KIZAD, which...
Qatar’s regional isolation may lead to a drop in its aluminium extrusion export in 2017
<p>The recent move by four countries in the GCC: UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt to cut diplomatic ties and discontinue all land, air and sea communications with Qatar is likely to have a series of immediate ramifications across a wide spectrum of commercial activities in Qatar and the entire...
Qatalum working to solve logistical challenges arising from Middle-East tensions
<p class="hs1">The Qatalum aluminium plant is working to solve outbound logistical challenges arising from the uncertain situation in the Middle-East after Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut off transportation links and severed diplomatic ties with Qatar.</p> <p class="hs1" style="text-align:...
LME aluminium likely to falter as uncertainty brews in oil hub, SME aluminium to stay volatile
<p>LME aluminium is heading towards a volatile phase. With uncertainty brewing in the oil market due to souring political relationships among countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the light metal commodity is likely to experience a bumpy ride ahead. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and...
Alba announces new Director of Global Export Markets
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, announced the promotion of Boris Santosi to the Director of Global Export Markets.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
Ducab Aluminium Company reports improved profit after moving into aluminium
<p>Ducab, a leading manufacturer of high-quality wire cables and cabling products from UAE, reported improved profit and exports in 2016 after moving into aluminium despite the tough market situation.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img style="vertical-align: middle;"...
UAE focuses on value added products; export of aluminium bar, rod & profile on downtrend
<p>Gulf region is the fasted growing aluminium producer and exporter in Asia after China. The volume of aluminium production in the GCC countries stood at 5.2 million tonnes in 2015, accounting for around 10 per cent of total global output of 58 million tonnes. After oil and natural gas, now...
Alba concludes Line 6 Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based aluminium smelter, announces that the optimization process of Line 6 Expansion Project has been concluded with the completion of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study in the first quarter of 2017.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img...
Alba continues to make solid progress on Line 6 Expansion Project
<p>Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, has been taking solid steps with the progress of Line 6 Expansion Project, according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa.</p> <p...
