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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Aluminium industry size to double in 10 years, say industry experts
International industry players expect aluminium industry market worldwide to double within the next 10 years. Optimistic on growth prospects, participants at the ALUMINIUM MIDDLE EAST 2015, which concluded today, said with projects worth billions of dollars in the pipeline, the Middle East is among...
Iran to launch anode manufacturing factory
The managing director of Iranian Aluminium Company has said launching of anode manufacturing factory would bring $ 54mn to the economy in saving costs of import. Hamid Badkoubeh told a press conference on Tuesday that construction of the anode manufacturing unit would be started in late May in...
OARC plans to double output by 2017
Oman Aluminium Rolling Co (OARC) plans to double output by 2017 with shipments to the US, India and Italy. Production will jump to 140,000 metric tonnes of aluminium parts from about 70,000 tonnes last year, Graham Bruce, chief commercial officer, said in an interview at the Aluminium Middle East...
Aluminium industry to become key non-oil contributor in UAE
Fall in oil prices is benefiting the regional aluminium industry and it is expected to become one of the key non-oil contributors in the future, said an industry expert. “Investments in the sector are expected to reach $55 billion [Dh202 billion] by 2020 compared to $40 billion in 2014,” said...
China's Yantai Port group co-invests in Guinea bauxite port
China's Yantai Port Group, together with three other firms in China, Singapore, and Guinea, invested an undisclosed amount in the port in Boke, Guinea, in West Africa to further develop Guinea's bauxite trade. The three companies are Shandong Weiqiao Pioneering Group, Singapore's Winning...
UAE has no plan to increase aluminium production capacity
Gulf producers to account for 10% of global output due to new smelters and expansion of existing ones The volume of aluminium production in the Gulf region is expected to increase to five million tonnes in 2015, accounting for around 10 per cent of total global output of 55.01 million tonnes, due...
Emirates Global Aluminium expects production to remain stable despite price drop
Despite the drop in the price of aluminium this year, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) foresees its production will be stable at 2.4 million tonnes a year for the next three years. Walid Al Attar, EGA’s chief marketing officer, told Bloomberg News in Dubai that its output last year was 2.3 million...
Middle East aluminium production growing at impressive rates
Aluminium production in the Middle East is growing at more than double the global average rate, and the trend is expected to continue, according to an industry expert. “The region is witnessing an 8.4 per cent annual growth in aluminium production compared to the global average of 3.5 per cent,”...
Outotec to deliver technology to aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates
Outotec to deliver technology to aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates. Outotec has been awarded an order by Emirates Aluminium Company Limited PJSC (EMAL) to deliver anode carbon plant technology for an expansion at EMAL's aluminum smelter complex at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi. The contract...
VALCO will rise again – Ghana President
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday gave the assurance that government would do everything under its purview to revive the Volta Aluminum Company (VALCO) to take its rightful position in the smelting of alumina in the country. He said he had directed the Ministry of Power to make available all...
EGA to showcase industry leadership at ALUMINIUM Middle East 2015
Emirates Global Aluminium, EGA, will join industry professionals from around the world at ALUMINIUM Middle East 2015, which takes place from 14th to 16th April at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. As a participant in the exhibition since it was launched in 2009, formerly...
AlCircle to make its presence felt at Aluminium Middle East 2015 in Dubai
AlCircle has the pleasure of being a part of Aluminium Middle East 2015 exhibition as a media partner and exhibitor. AlCircle has been actively associated with the Aluminium Exhibition for last 5 years as media partner. Aluminium Middle East 2015 is the biggest gathering for aluminium professionals...
Alba is set to grow with line 6 expansion project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) held recently a Management meeting review to give an update on the status of Line 6 expansion project. Alba has been actively focused on the expansion project lately. The construction phase is due to take place upon obtaining Board, Shareholders as well as other...
ALUMINIUM Middle East 2015 kicks off in Dubai
ALUMINIUM Middle East is the biggest gathering for aluminium professionals and the leading exhibition for aluminium products, technologies and investments in the Middle East. Launched in 2009, the event brings together international industry front-runners including producers, manufacturers and...
FourWinds plans $500m Abu Dhabi aluminium project and educational complex investment
The privately-held FourWinds Group of Companies plans to develop an aluminium project and an educational complex in Abu Dhabi for a total cost of about US$500 million. The group is keen to expand its operations in Abu Dhabi’s industrial sector, particularly in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi...
Aluminium industry leaders to gather at Dubai event
Aluminium industry leaders and professionals from more than 25 countries are set to gather at a specialised exhibition for the industry in the region next week in Dubai. The fourth edition of Aluminium Middle East 2015 will run from April 14 to 16 at the Dubai International Convention and...
Aluminium Bahrain set to appoint adviser for expansion plan says Alba CFO
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is close to selecting the financial adviser for its $2.5 billion Line 6 expansion project, having whittled down its choice to two banks, its chief financial officer told Reuters. The scheme will make Alba the largest single-site aluminium smelter in the world by boosting...
Alba CEO Tim Murray named among top 100 CEOs in the GCC
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), one of the leading aluminium smelters in the world, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Tim Murray, was named as one of the top 100 CEOs in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) at the Top CEO Awards held recently in Dubai, United Arab Emirates....
