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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Jaguar Land Rover scraps plans for Saudi car factory
Jaguar Land Rover has quietly scrapped an ambitious plan to build a factory in the desert in Saudi Arabia, according to people familiar with the matter. Codenamed Project Fern, the plan sought for the first time to place production of JLR’s premium vehicles in the Middle East — an important market...
Emirates Extrusion to commission 3rd production line
Emirates Extrusion Factory (EEF), a leading aluminium extrusion company in UAE, plans to commission its third extrusion line at its plant in Techno Park, Dubai, which will increase its production capacity by 7,000 metric tonnes (MT) per annum. The company, a subsidiary of Masharie LLC - the private...
Nalco to visit Iran for talks on $2 billion smelter plan
India’s National Aluminium Co. Ltd (Nalco) executives plan to visit Iran this month for initial talks to build a $2 billion smelter in the Middle Eastern country, the first pick on its three-nation short list. The company will discuss forming a joint venture with the Iranian Mines and Mining...
Alba opens state-of-the-art training centre
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), one of the world’s largest smelters, opened a state-of-the-art training centre, which will focus on strengthening core skills of employees and contractors on. The opening ceremony of Alba’s new training centre was held amidst a host of dignitaries --- Subah Al...
Dubai's DIC completes sale of alumina supplier Almatis
Dubai International Capital (DIC), the private equity arm of Dubai Holding, has announced that it has completed the sale of Almatis, the supplier of premium alumina for the refractory, ceramic and polishing industries to OYAK, Turkey's largest private pension fund. The completion of this sale...
Alba to start construction of reduction line
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is to start construction of a sixth reduction line, which is expected to begin production in early 2019. The expansion will bring Alba's total production capacity to approximately 1,450,000 mtpa. The company recently marked its 10th year of operations of its fifth reduction...
Industrial vacuum delivered to aluminium smelter
Local furnace and industrial services company Dickinson Group last month delivered its new MegaVac cyclone loader to resources company South 32, where the machine will be used for a large basement cleaning project for the company’s Mozal aluminium smelter, in Mozambique. Dickinson Group CEO Trevor...
Manufacturer puts Bolton on the map with worldwide export success
BOLDMAN, the Bolton manufacturer of aluminium structures, is flying the flag for the town across the world with over 50 per cent of its business now coming from overseas sales. Set up in 1996, the manufacturer now employees 22 people in its workshop on the Britannia Way Industrial Estate and ships...
New jaguar XE set for Zimbabwe
UK-based automobile manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover's all new premium model Jaguar XE is expected to be unveiled in Zimbabwe soon. The new car – in the pipeline for nearly two years – is billed as a competitor to the BMW 3 Series, Mercedes C-Class and Audi A4 in terms of superfluity, speed and...
Aluminium Bahrain seeks rating ahead of $3.5 bln project fundraising
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), owner of one of the world's largest smelters of the lightweight metal, is seeking a credit rating ahead of talks with banks about fundraising for its $3.5 billion Line 6 expansion, a company official to the media. Alba in June secured government approval for a...
Gulf Industry Fair to showcase GCC's industrialization development
Gulf Industry Fair 2016 (GIF) will be unveiling a series of events and initiatives at the Fair to enhance its reputation for being the GCC's exclusive annual industrial promotion showcase championing economic diversification and industrialization across the GCC. The 2016 annual industrial event is...
Alba Line 5 successfully completes a decade of operations
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, recently marked the 10th year of operations of its Reduction Line 5. Inaugurated by His Royal Highness, The Prime Minister, Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa in 2005, Line 5 was a historic milestone in the Middle...
Australian companies keen to invest in Iran’s mining projects
Australian companies are eager to make investment in Iran’s mining projects, according to Gerard Seeber, the senior trade commissioner for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in the Australian Trade Commission (Austrade). The commissioner of Austrade, which is the Australian Government’s...
Project Titan cost-improvement programme on track
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, is on schedule with its cost-improvement programme - Project Titan. Project Titan, launched in February 2014, is a 2-year programme that aims at reducing Alba’s cash cost by $150/mt. At the end of June 2015, the...
World aluminium production shrinks from all time highs in June 15, measures IAI
International Aluminium Institute (IAI) that measures the production trend in the world has come out with its latest numbers. IAI has mentioned that the trend of Aluminium production is on lower side. World Aluminium markets that showed record production numbers in the month of May 2015 declined...
Iran and Guinea resurrects 25-year bauxite plan
Iran and Guinea have resurrected a deal to extract bauxite in the African country after a delay of 25 years and ship it to the Middle East for aluminum production. The project, worth $505 million, includes production for three years over 5,684 square kilometers with combined reserves of 600 million...
Guinea renews bauxite contract with Iran
Guinea has renewed a 25-year agreement with the government of Iran to allow it to start producing bauxite, according to official sources and documents seen by Reuters on Sunday. Iran will hold a 51 percent stake in the project, the Societe des Bauxites de Dabola-Tougue (SBDT), which permits...
NALCO puts diversification and expansion plans on fast track
The National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) expressed interest to diversify into nuclear power production. The company is also looking to strengthen its raw material supply chain. It expects Odisha to give it green signal for a new bauxite mine in the next few months that will help it to start work on...
