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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In a major boost to its industrialisation agenda, Ethiopia’s largest sovereign wealth fund, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), has signed an initial deal with RUSAL to develop a high-capacity aluminium smelter. With a planned output of 500 thousand tonnes a year and an estimated USD 1 billion in...
His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq: The UAE places great importance on developing the skills of entrepreneurs, considering them a key pillar in building the economy of the future. EGA Ramp-Up contributes to strengthening the environment of innovation and entrepreneurship in the UAE. Explore- Most...
The energy industry attended ADIPEC 2025 with a familiar problem and left with a sharper one. Every major conversation in Abu Dhabi, whether on investment flows, upstream fuel security, grid volatility or the rapid buildout of digital energy systems, pointed to a structural shift already underway:...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter on one site, has posted a strong financial performance for Q3 2025, safely navigating demand constraints and tariff tensions. Sales volume down yet profit up - this underscores a favourable price mix for Alba. What else has...
The seventh edition of the Professor Alexander Adum Kwapong Lecture Series, hosted by UNU-INRA in Accra on November 6, brought together policymakers, researchers and industry voices with a single question: what should Africa make of its vast store of critical minerals? Image source:UNU-INRA This...
The Director of Solid Minerals, located in Benue State, Anselm Nege, announced in an interview with The Guardian about the recent discovery of substantial gold and aluminium deposits in several areas around the region. As of now, the government is working and closely monitoring the mining...
The General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has honoured Taha International for Industrial Services, headquartered in the Kingdom of Bahrain, with the GCC Industrial Excellence Award 2025. The recognition was announced during the Third Gulf Industrial Exhibition, organised by...
Midal Cables proudly participated in the 3rd GCC Industrial Exhibition, organized by the General Secretariat of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), and attended by Their Excellencies the Ministers of Industry from the GCC states. During the event, Mr. Rashed Hamed Alzayani, Managing Director of...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, announced a strategic partnership with the aluminium manufacturer, Shandong Innovation Group (SIG) and global investment firm BlueFive Capital on the sidelines of Gateway Gulf 2025 with the aim to optimise the...
Below the ocean’s surface lies one of the world’s most important but least visible infrastructures — a vast network of fiber-optic cables stretching more than 1.48 million kilometres across the seabed as of early 2025. These undersea lines carry close to 99 per cent of all global data traffic,...
Emirates Extrusion Factory (EEF), the UAE’s leading aluminium extrusion producer, has recently celebrated three decades in business with new investment in state-of-the-art technology and eco-friendly manufacturing. A subsidiary of Dubai Investments Industries, EEF has evolved from a tiny local unit...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside the oil and gas sector, has received the Gulf Industrial Excellence Award at the 55th session of the GCC Industrial Cooperation Committee in Kuwait. Explore- Most accurate data to drive business decisions...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on one site, has expanded its partnership with ARRAY Innovation, a Bahrain-based leader in AI and cloud-native digital solutions, to launch a new high-tech project focused on advanced data science, machine learning, and...
S&S Power Switchgears Limited has just hit a significant milestone with its fully-owned subsidiary, Hamilton Research & Technology Private Limited (HART). It has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Giza Systems Free Zone in Egypt to provide an innovative Pot Control System along with other...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest smelter on one site, and Epsilon Carbon Private Limited (Epsilon Carbon), a leading integrated carbon company based in India, have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a long-term supply arrangement for liquid coal...
Mali’s government has reportedly cancelled more than 90 mining exploration permits for minerals such as bauxite, uranium, rare earths, gold, iron ore, and more. The government decided that companies failing to meet new regulatory requirements would have their permits cancelled. The move, confirmed...
Khalid A. Latif, CEO of Midal Cables since April 2024, brings over 35 years of aluminium industry expertise spanning operations, marketing and strategic leadership. A veteran of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), he has a proven track record of driving growth, efficiency and global expansion. Under his...
Cameroon’s aluminium production dropped sharply in the first quarter of 2025, falling by about 40.8 per cent, according to the Ministry of Finance’s recent report. The fall came after a major technical fault forced more than half of the country’s electrolysis cells to shut down. Explore- Most...
