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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Alba reports Q1 results: Collapse of all-in-aluminium prices eats into top-line and earnings
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced the release of its first quarter of 2016 results on Monday, May 2, 2016. Commenting on Q1 2016 Results, the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa: “Despite weak market sentiment coupled with low LME prices, Alba still...
Aluminium conductor manufacturer ECA Cables posts 27% decline in profit
East African Cables Group, which manufactures copper cables and aluminium conductors and cables among other items, is waging on increased cables manufacturing and investments to return to revenue growth. This is after the regional manufacturer reported a 27 percent decline in its profits for the...
EGA to showcase billets at International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition
Emirates Global Aluminium (Ega), the Middle East’s largest primary aluminium producer, will participate at the 11th International Aluminum Extrusion Technology Seminar & Exposition (ET’16), which takes place from May 2 to 6 in Chicago, US. The company, which is among the top five in the world, was...
NALCO to go for toll-smelting of aluminium in Iran
Taking advantage of availability of cheap gas based power in the Gulf region, National Aluminium Company (Nalco) plans to go for toll-smelting arrangement soon with three Iranian companies to produce aluminium. Nalco CMD, T K Chand, who was in Iran recently as part of an Indian business delegation,...
Unique aluminium can recycling unit set up at AfrikaBurn festival in the Karoo, SA
AfrikaBurn festival 2016, which kicked off yesterday in Northern Cape Province of South Africa, is going to set new standards of excellence in terms of environmental sustainability. The organizers of the event this year have come up with a unique initiative which will see visitors making it to the...
Alba Reduction Maintenance & Services achieves 2.5 mln work hours without LTI
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, announced that its Reduction Maintenance & Services department has achieved 2.5 million work hours without Loss Time Injury (LTI). This achievement emphasises Alba’s continuous drive to maintain a zero accident work...
DUBAL Holding posts $256 mln net profit for 2015 despite aluminium industry challenges
DUBAL Holding LLC, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Investment Corporation of Dubai that has been operational since 2014 to look after, among other things, a 50 per cent share in Emirates Global Aluminium, today held its annual general meeting at the Rulers Court. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al...
Canadian firm OpenAire to build giant aluminium skyline for UAE mall
OpenAire, a Canadian designer of eco-friendly roof structures, said it has won a contract to manufacture a huge, aluminium elliptical-shaped dome for a 280,000-sq-ft shopping mall in Sharjah, UAE. Located less than 10 km from Dubai, the 31-storey complex will rise from the city's waterfront like an...
Lack of markets for bauxite a cause of worry for Mozambique govt
The Tax Authority of Mozambique has confirmed that it is holding negotiations with Vale Mozambique, the local subsidiary of major Brazilian mining group Vale, on the payment of capital gains tax. Vale Mozambique is one of a number of major companies with which the tax authority is currently having...
Bechtel selected by Aluminium Bahrain for major project
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction, has been selected by Aluminium Bahrain, B.S.C. (Alba) to build the sixth potline for their Alba aluminium smelter in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Upon completion, Alba will become the world's largest single-site aluminium smelter....
Continuing innovation yields technology improvements at EGA
The Technology Development & Transfer department at Emirates Global Aluminium (“EGA”), the largest primary aluminium producer in the GCC region and among the top five producers in the world, continues to focus its efforts on improving the operating performance of the proprietary reduction cell...
IIAC2016 awaits kick-off amid tremendous presence of companies
The fourth Iran International Aluminum Conference and Exhibition 2016 is all set to open its doors to a global congregation of companies in Tehran on May 11. More than 62 companies have announced their presence till now, out of which 23 are foreign and the rest are Iranian entities. Among these...
Alba hosts VIP delegation from SABIC
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium smelter in the world, welcomed on Thursday April 14, 2016 a high level delegation from the Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) led by the Vice Chairman and acting CEO Mr. Yousef Abdulla Al-Benyan, Alba Board member Mr. Abdul Aziz...
Alba appoints Bechtel as EPCM contractor for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, is pleased to announce International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel) as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor for its landmark Line 6 Expansion Project. Under the terms of...
TALEX site visit for AluSolutions visitors
Registered visitors to AluSolutions 2016 will be given the opportunity to visit the new Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company LLC (TALEX). TALEX is the first aluminium downstream project to be established in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD). The plant was set up to produce extruded...
Nalco eyes JV route for 5-lakh tonne aluminium plant in Iran
The state-owned aluminium maker Nalco is considering setting up a 5-lakh tonne per annum aluminium plant in Iran through a joint venture (JV). Nalco CMD T K Chand, who was part of the delegation led by Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan to the Islamic country, met a top Iranian official...
Alba sales surge by 1.4% in Q1 2016
Despite the downside trend of all-in-aluminium prices, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) was able to increase its overall sales. For the first quarter of 2016, sales figures reached 231,538 metric tonnes (mt), an increase of 3,231 (mt), as compared to 228,307 mt in Q1 2015 while production dropped to...
Alba backs Bahrain International CSR Award 2016
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium smelter in the world, demonstrated its commitment as a frontrunner in corporate citizenship by backing the Bahrain International Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Award 2016, organized by Bahrain CSR Society at the Regency Hotel over the...
