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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The UAE’s largest non-oil industrial enterprise and the top producer of ‘premium aluminium’, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has recently completed its debottlenecking expansion at its Al Taweelah refinery, which includes the establishment of a third ball mill, further boosting alumina output...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba), the world’s largest smelter on one site, held its third quarterly Board of Directors’ meeting on Tuesday, 02 September 2025. Alba’s Chairman of the Board, Khalid Al Rumaihi, started the meeting with: “Uncertainty tests resilience and we’re rising to the challenge.”...
Iran produces approximately 560,000 tonnes of aluminium ingots annually, and it does not fully utilise more than 650,000 tonnes of installed capacity, Houshang Goodarzi, head of the Iranian Aluminium Industries Syndicate, reported due to a consistent lack of electricity and natural gas supplies....
Ahmedabad International Airport is once again in the news – this time, too, for an unpleasant reason. In the latest case, officers seized 353.8 grams of precious metal worth USD 44,100 and economically important metals, including aluminium, from a passenger of SpiceJet flight SG16 from Dubai. The...
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates, today announced that over 180 women have joined the company since Emirati Women’s Day 2024, including 96 UAE nationals. EGA currently employs 714 women in the UAE, including 445 UAE Nationals. More than 330 women...
Ball Corporation, an aluminium manufacturing and packaging company based in the US, announced that it has finalised the sale of 41 per cent of its 51 per cent interest in Ball United Arab Can Manufacturing Company (UAC) in Saudi Arabia to a subsidiary of packaging solutions, ORG Technology Co.,...
According to the latest data from the US Geological Survey, the United States’ aluminium crude metal and alloys imports increased over the year during January-May 2025, even as shipments from Canada - the country’s top supplier - declined. The data highlights two key trends: (1) Canada retained its...
As the recycling industry embraces digital tools to improve efficiency and transparency, Arcadia, California-based Doctor Scrap is seeing its metals identification and trading app gain strong traction worldwide. The platform has not only built a steady user base in North America but is also...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) held a felicitation ceremony on 25 August 2025 at its Oasis Hall to honour students who successfully completed the Company’s On-the-Job Training (OJT) Programmes held throughout the year. The ceremony was attended by Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Ali Al Baqali,...
Midal Cables has achieved ASI Performance Standard V3.1 (2023) for the production of aluminium rod coils and bare aluminium conductors for overhead lines (OHL) at their Midal Cables International, Lda Mozambique facility located in Matola Rio, Mozambique. Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI)...
Saudi Arabia’s mining sector is fast emerging as a cornerstone of the kingdom’s ambitious Vision 2030 transformation. With SAR 246 billion (USD 66.4 billion) in committed investments and untapped mineral wealth estimated at USD 2.5 trillion, the industry is poised to become the nation’s third...
Alumina production in Asia (including China) and Africa continued to rise in the first half of 2025, but fresh data from the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) indicates signs of cooling by mid-year. With China still dominating global output, new projects in Indonesia, India, and Africa are...
Egypt’s Arab Aluminium Company (AAC), known for manufacturing extruded aluminium profiles for a wide range of industries like industrial and architectural, has reported a steep reversal in fortunes in the first half of 2025. It has moved from healthy profits last year to a net loss after tax of EGP...
Pakistan Aluminium Beverage Cans Limited (PABC), the leading and only vertically integrated beverage can producer in Pakistan, has delivered on the much-awaited debottlenecking and capacity increase development. The development was officially communicated to the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) in a...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world’s largest producer of premium aluminium, and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) have announced the UAE’s first delivery of aluminium manufactured using electricity generated from the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi’s Al Dhafra region. Image...
India’s alumina trade landscape is witnessing a significant transformation, driven by expanding domestic capacity and a strategic shift away from traditional suppliers like Bahrain. The shift comes amid rising domestic alumina production and stabilising global market conditions, prompting Indian...
According to the data revealed by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organisation (IMIDRO), the alumina powder production in Iran stood at 74,425 tonnes for March 21 to July 22 2025. Compared to the first four months of the previous Iranian Calendar year (1403), the...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter on a single site, has achieved a major safety milestone by recording 38 million safe working hours without a Lost Time Injury (LTI) as of 31 July 2025. Image Source: Alba PR and Instagram This marks a 1 million-hour increase...
