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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Qatalum receives Hydro president and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg
Hydro President and CEO Svein Richard Brandtzæg together with Vice Chairperson to the Qatalum Board, Hilde Merete Aasheim, Executive Vice President, Primary Metal at Hydro toured the Qatalum smelter on the 4th of June. Following a 3 year retrospective ‘Administration’ presentation from management,...
Alba approves Line 6 Expansion Project which will make it the world's largest single site smelter
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announces approval for the Line 6 Expansion Project which would make the Company the largest single site smelter upon project completion. The Line 6 Expansion Project, expected to begin production in early 2019, will boost the per-annum production by 514,000 metric...
Etihad plays its part to reduce waste and promote recycling
As the population of UAE grows, so does the waste generated by the Emirates, said experts from Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) on Tuesday. EAD has released a booklet named 'Sustainable Waste Management for Organisations' that highlights the benefits of reusing materials, reducing waste and...
US$10 Million bridge facility with Pala investments to advance the Bel Air Bauxite Project
Alufer Mining Limited, the bauxite exploration and development company with a portfolio of assets in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa, is pleased to announce that it has closed a US$10 million senior secured Bridge Facility (the "Facility") with Pala Investments Limited ("Pala"), which will fund...
Garmco launches safety campaign
Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (Garmco) yesterday announced the launch of a safety awareness campaign 2015 "You can make this, the safest place". The campaign will be held under a 'Superheroes' theme, and will include a series of safety awareness activities conducted by external senior...
Alba welcomes Ambassadors of US and Tunisian Republic
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the world’s leading aluminium smelters, today, June 07, 2015 received H.E. Mr. William V. Roebuck, Ambassador of the United States to the Kingdom of Bahrain and H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Yousuf Ambassador of the Tunisian Republic to the Kingdom of Bahrain in two...
Seminar on Smelting Technologies in GCC
The seminar concluded as a success in transferring knowledge from eminent experts to an industry and academic audience. This transfer of information furthers Qatalum and Hydro’s attempts to build a strong aluminium knowledge hub in Qatar, much to the appreciation of Qatar University. In between the...
Alba receives Kazakhstan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
Alba, one of the world's leading aluminium smelters, yesterday received Kazakhstan Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Bakyt Batyrshayev. Mr Batyrshayev was welcomed by chief operations officer Isa Al Ansari, chief financial officer Ali Al Baqali and other Alba officials. The main purpose of the visit was...
Bahrain's Midal Cables opens $65 mln aluminium factory in Mozambique
Bahrain's Midal Cables said on Wednesday it had spent $65 million to construct an aluminium factory in the Mozambican capital that will export to other African countries. The plant, situated near Mozambique's Mozal aluminum smelter, has an annual output capacity of 50,000 metric tonnes and will...
Iran plans to invest $15 billion to develop the country’s mining sector
Iran focuses on the country’s mining sector during the sixth five-year economic development plan (2015-2020) with plans of investing $15 billion to develop projects and increase production capacity of aluminium, steel and copper. The development plan aims to increase the output of aluminium to...
Canyon Resources has drill rig turning at Cameroon bauxite project
Canyon Resources has moved a drill rig on to its bauxite project in Cameroon to follow up promise from earlier drilling that saw grades of bauxite encountered as high as 50% Al2O3 and low silica. Drilling will test 15 newly defined targets over the Mandoum and Birsok permits before the onset of the...
Oman plans to increase mining royalties from July 1, 2015
The Public Authority for Mining in Oman, a body under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, has declared a rise in royalty rates from 5 to 10 percent which will be implemented from July 1, 2015. Companies and establishments in the mining sector are being urged by the Authority to "to settle all...
Qatalum fosters growing aluminium knowledge base through education
And open new horizons regarding the technological opportunities and innovative solutions in aluminium for Qatar University students. Several opportunities have arisen whereby students from the Center for Advanced Materials (CAM) at QU and other departments supported engage in performing various...
Alba Management and Alba Labour Union reach an agreement on the allowance
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C . ( Alba ) Management and Alba Labour Union announced that they reached an agreement on the BD 20 allowance, which will be submitted to the Alba Board for approval on June 10, 2015. As part of the agreement, it was decided that the BD 20 allowance will be granted for year...
BHP Billiton's South32 spin-off tipped for success despite commodities downturn
Mining spin-off South32 has received a positive response from institutional investors just weeks after the company was de-merged from its parent BHP Billiton. Brokers Jefferies and Deutsche Bank have slapped glowing recommendations on the company, which has a market value of around $10bn (£6bn)....
ENRC seeks $2 billion loan to increase aluminium capacity
Kazakhstan needs $3 billion to boost copper and aluminium output in Central Asian nation and seeks loans from China to build two new plants said Minister Albert Rau, Kazakh Deputy Investment and Development. ENRC Group, which delisted from the London Stock Exchange in 2013, wants to double its...
Indian Govt. releases new version of its container inspecion regimen
Recyclers who ship scrap metal to India were able to discuss breaking news, as that nation’s government released the newest version of its container inspection regimen while the industry was gathered at the 2015 Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) World Recycling Convention in Dubai, United...
BIR notes a rising demand of aluminium scrap in India
When scrap recyclers gathered in Dubai for the 2009 World Recycling Convention in May of that year, the scrap market was in a several-months long trough but rebounded soon afterward. David Chiao, newly-elected president of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Non-Ferrous Division, expressed...
