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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Garmco revamps international operations
Bahrain-based Garmco, an international aluminium rolling mill and one of the largest downstream aluminium facilities in the Middle East, has completed a major restructuring of its international operations. This is in line with the company's three-year strategy, which involves closing unprofitable...
Qatalum attends ALUEXPO 2015
Qatalum has taken part in ALUEXPO 2015, connecting with leaders in the aluminium sector from all over the world over the course of the three-day fair. Billed as 'Eurasia's Leading Event for the Aluminium Industry', ALUEXPO 2015 was held from 8-10 October in Istanbul, Turkey. The event's exhibitors...
Taybah Group chooses Danieli’s MiDa for its new Greenfield project in Pakistan
Danieli has signed a contract with Taybah Steel to supply MI.DA® micromill for its new Greenfield project in Pakistan. The contract signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of Danieli & C. in Buttrio/Italy on the 21st of September, 2015 with the participation of executives of both parties....
EEG's unique drive leads to collection of over 5,000kg aluminium in UAE
The Emirates Environment Group organized a can collection drive on Saturday, October 10. The event saw collection of innumerable empty aluminium cans of aerated drinks and processed food products, which amounted to nearly 5,008kg of aluminium. A spokesperson from Emirates Environment Group...
Nalco’s team to visit Middle East to study world-class aluminium industry practices
Challenging times present businesses with opportunities to introspect and revisit their strategies that help them overcome corporate myopia and think about future in a more sustainable manner. National Aluminium Company Limited (Nalco), in a bid to stay profitable in the long run, is accordingly...
Alba sales and production figures increase in Q3 2015
Aluminium Bahrain said its third-quarter output rose 2.9 percent despite significant drops in London Metal Exchange prices. Sales figures reached 238,862 metric tonnes (mt), an increase of 5,940 (mt), versus 232,922 mt in Q3 2014 while production figures jumped by 2.9% year-on-year (YoY) to top...
Alba set to exceed production growth goals for the year
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Gulf nation’s leading aluminum smelter, is set to exceed its annual production growth targets, an announcement that came at the company’s third quarter meeting in a statement from Alba’s Chairman Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa; that announcement comes as the...
Iran Aluminium Co sanctions listing annulled
The inclusion of Iranian Aluminium Co (“Iralco”) by the Council of the EU in the EU’s nuclear proliferation sanctions on Iran has been annulled by the CJEU in Case T-158/13 Iranian Aluminium Co v Council. The judgment was given on 15 September 2015. Iralco had been subject to sanctions since 2012...
Multi Mech targets 600 forklift order for aluminium smelters in 3yrs
Multi Mech is targeting three regional aluminium operations with its smelter-customised forklifts, which are manufactured by Doosan and distributed exclusively by Multi Mech in the region. The company is hoping to replace much of the 200-machine fleets of a couple of existing smelter operations in...
Alba announces new Chief Marketing Officer
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, announced the official appointment of Khalid Abdul Latif as Chief Marketing Officer following the Alba Board of Directors Meeting, which was held on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at Alba. Khalid Abdul Latif will lead...
ICSOBA Conference and Exhibition to be held in Dubai from 29 Nov - 1 Dec
The 33rd ICSOBA Conference and Exhibition will take place in the Rotana Al Murooj hotel in Dubai, UAE in the period of 29 November - 1 December. For the event ICSOBA (International Committee for Study of Bauxite, Alumina and Aluminium) cooperates with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the...
Sohar Aluminium rolls out Fresh Graduate Programme
As part of its commitment to developing local talent, Sohar Aluminium (SA) has launched the company’s inaugural Fresh Graduate Programme to give selected high achieving young Omani students an intensive training and may become SA’s future Engineers. The programme is open to Engineering Bachelor...
Alba on track to meet its production growth targets
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, is on track to exceed its annual production growth targets according to a statement issued by the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa. The statement was made following the...
Sohar Aluminium graduates multi-function technicians
Under the patronage of H.E. Hamed bin Khamis Al Amri, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Manpower, Sohar Aluminium (SA) proudly graduated two batches of Multi-Functional Technicians during a special ceremony held at Crowne Plaza Sohar. The 55 employees successfully completed a 2 year in-depth...
New AluSolutions event announced in Abu Dhabi
AluSolutions, the one of a kind, free-to-attend international exhibition and conference addressing the challenges and opportunities of sustainable aluminium use, will be held in Abu Dhabi on 10-11 May 2016. AluSolutions will demonstrate how the aluminium industry is making continuous improvements...
Nigeria's GZI and SA's Golden Era Packaging form aluminium beverage can making JV
GZ Industries, the aluminium can maker from Nigeria and Golden Era Packaging from South Africa have entered into a joint venture to set up a can manufacturing plant in Johannesburg to meet the rising packaging demand in southern Africa. Valued at R1 billion, the newly formed Gayatri GZI Beverage...
Insimbi eyes exports with new smelter
Alloys supplier Insimbi said the commissioning of its new aluminium plant was "imminent" and it expected the smelter to be fully operational by "no later than November". The Johannesburg smelter is set to improve operational efficiencies and recoveries, helping the group capture foreign revenue it...
GARMCO signs Re-melt expansion contract with Fives
GARMCO, the Bahrain-based international aluminum rolling mill and one of the largest downstream aluminum facilities in the Middle East, has awarded today a contract worth $47 million to Fives, an industrial engineering group and supplier of machines, process equipment and production lines for the...
