Odisha has brought forward its investment roadshow in the United Arab Emirates as competition among Indian states for overseas capital intensifies. The programme was initially planned for December, but growing investor outreach by other states prompted the government to advance the visit, according...
What does the building and construction market mean for aluminium extrusion industry? The answer may depend less on how much the world builds and more on where it builds and what those buildings require. As construction activity picks up across regions, aluminium extrusion is set to follow - but...
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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest one-site aluminium smelter, has signed a 2-year agreement with Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) to enhance the technical capabilities of GARMCO’s Bahrain-based employees. The agreement will allow selected technical employees to join a...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of Bahrain’s leading industrial employers of women, marked Bahraini Women’s Day with a special ceremony on 04 December 2025 at its Oasis Hall to celebrate the contributions of its female workforce. The event was attended by Alba Board Directors Rasha Sabkar and...
The Manama-based leading aluminium producer, Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C. (GARMCO), has collaborated with the SMS group GmbH, with a goal to successfully upgrade and deliver motors and drives in the one-stand reversing hot rolling mill. Although initially designed by a third-party supplier,...
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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has been honoured with the ‘Excellence in Safety’ Award by the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA) during its annual awards ceremony held at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool, UK, on 18 November 2025. The award...
The aluminium sector across Africa and Asia (excluding China) has been gathering strength for three years now, and the momentum has carried cleanly into 2025. Over the first nine months of the year, the two regions produced 4.84 million tonnes of primary aluminium, supported by steady monthly...
Hulamin’s long-running modernisation of its aluminium rolling operations has taken a significant step forward, with A Richards Consulting (ARC) completing the second phase of the upgrade to the company’s S5 cold mill in South Africa. Hulamin is the largest aluminium rolling facility in Sub-Saharan...
Abu Dhabi is preparing for a major shift in how its heavy industries draw power, following a multi-party agreement that will tie Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) more closely to the emirate’s expanding clean-energy grid. EGA, TAQA, DUBAL Holding and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) have...
Nairobi, Kenya – The Africa EV Mobility Expo Kenya 2025, the region’s leading event dedicated to electric vehicles and sustainable mobility, will take place from 4–6 December 2025 at The Edge Convention Centre in Nairobi. Organised by MIE Events DMCC in partnership with GEX - Global Exhibitions...
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC) is all set to expand its manufacturing reach beyond borders, in line with a consistent demand surge for sustainable packaging. According to a recent report, PABC is gearing up to establish a facility in Afghanistan, with a production capacity of 1.3...
As 2025 draws to a close, the aluminium extrusion industry finds itself steadier than it started, as global usage is expected to settle at 35.25 million tonnes, just above 34.27 million tonnes in 2024, a modest 2.8 per cent increase that reflects stability in a market still navigating post-pandemic...
Aluminium supplier Al Taiseer Group Talco Industrial Company (TALCO), an aluminium extrusion company in Saudi Arabia has opened a new chapter in Saudi Arabia’s aluminium sector with a preliminary agreement to acquire Eastern Aluminium Extrusion Factory. The non-binding MoU allows TALCO, an...
Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO) has reported 133,483 tonnes of alumina powder production for the first seven months of the Iranian calendar year spanning, March 21–September 22. Earlier, the agency had logged 114,153 tonnes for the first half of...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has been awarded Power Generation Project of the Year - Bahrain for its Power Stations 5 (PS5) Block 4 at the 2025 MEED Projects Awards, reaffirming its leadership in sustainable industrial energy solutions. Alba’s...
NEOM, an arcology and planned city in Tabuk Province in Saudi Arabia, has achieved a new milestone of USD 8.4 billion investment with 600 tonnes of equipment reaching on-site and 4 gigawatts of renewable energy coming online. With this, NEOM has reached 80 per cent of its goal towards the...
On November 20, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), known to be the world’s largest premium aluminium producer, announced that in cast metal production, since 1979 to date, it has reached 50 million tonnes. After the export of oil and gas, EGA’s aluminium is deemed to be the largest made-in-the-UAE...
On Wednesday, November 19, the US miner MP Materials experienced a sharp rise of 8.61 per cent in its stock movement to US$63.55 following a new rare earth refinery deal signed with the US Department of Defence and the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, Maaden. The signing of the deal stemmed from the...
The joint venture between Platinum Group and Mark Cables, a global manufacturer of cables and aluminium rods - Mark Cables Power Solutions LLC Abu Dhabi - has reportedly made progress on the construction of an aluminium rod plant in Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi. The project aims to meet the...
Disruptions at Pakistan’s major border crossings with Afghanistan have begun to weigh on the trading scenario of Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC), which relies on Afghanistan and Central Asia for a significant share of its export business. Trade routes such as Torkham and Chaman,...
