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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EMAL & Dubal merger to boost industrial expansion in Abu Dhabi
Industrial activity is on the rise in Abu Dhabi as the emirate’s drive towards sustainable economic diversification under Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030 gathers pace. The recently opened Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) is likely to be a key engine of growth for the emirate, while a recent...
South African Govt allows local scrap buyers 20% subsidy on spot price
A new policy directive enabling local buyers of scrap metal to get it at 20% below the international spot price, have been welcomed by fabricators and smelters, amid the hope that this will stem growing exports of scrap metal to Asia. The directive, introduced by government in early August, is...
Hulamin serious about aluminium recycling
Aluminium producer Hulamin is taking a serious stab at securing a substantial slice of its raw material needs from recycling. This could be a game changer for cost-efficient supply arrangements. Hulamin is working hard to change market perceptions that its beneficiation model is not competitive in...
Dubal floats tenders for plant-wide MEP upgrade
Aluminium producer Dubal has floated a tender for the third phase of a plant-wide upgrade of its air-conditoning units. The work will include all associated ducting, design, installation, cladding and integration of new units with existing ones. Dubal said that it is seeking bids from companies...
Bending specialist Kersten Europe to open its latest production facility at Ras Al Khaimah
European bending specialist Kersten Europe will open its latest production facility, Kersten Middle East, in the United Arab Emirates this upcoming October. The company has said that its 4,100ft new production plant in the Emirate will open in October this year. Work on the factory started in in...
General Secretary, GMWU expresses worry over Ghana's mining industry
Recent revelation that foreign mining companies retain close to 100 per cent of their earnings should be a wake-up call to restore sanity in Ghana's mining industry, Prince William Ankrah, General Secretary, Ghana Mines Workers Union (GMWU), has stated. "If today parliamentarians are hearing that...
Hertwich Engineering commissions Batch Homogenizing plant at Dubal
Hertwich Engineering has commissioned a batch homogenizing furnace and a cooling station at Dubal (United Arab Emirates), the homogenizing plant being the third of its kind to be commissioned by Hertwich within the aluminium smelter complex. Such batch homogenizing furnaces are designed for...
Iran's aluminum ingot output up 6 pct over last year
Iran produced 119,560 tons of aluminum ingots in the first four months of the current Iranian calendar year, March 21-July 22, marking a 6 percent year-on-year increase, Tehran Times daily reported on Saturday.. In the first four months of current Iranian calendar year, Iran also produced 82,967...
Alba promotes employee safety with Heat Stress Management Programme
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has once again launched the Heat Stress Management Programme for the months of July and August to ensure that employees remain better informed about practical measures needed to be taken for enjoying a comfortable and safe summer. This would be the third consecutive...
LEED, DGNB declares DUBAL's products suitable for sustainability
Embodied by its sustainable business philosophy, Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") - which owns and operates the world's largest single-site smelter using pre-bake anode technology - endeavours to remain economically robust while protecting the environment and contributing to society. This ambition is...
Himadri Chemicals eyes Rs. 400 crore revenue from its China unit
Himadri Chemicals and Industries, which set up its liquid pitch terminal in China last year, is eyeing a turnover of Rs. 400 crore from this unit by 2014-15, and planning an additional capacity of 5,00,000 TPA in five years. "Our China facility is one of the largest liquid pitch terminal globally....
Gulf States aim high in aluminium market
The big story in regional aluminium production is the commencement of operations of the joint venture between Saudi Arabian Mining Company and US market leader Aluminium Company of America (Alcoa) in December 2012. This is the sixth smelter to come into operation in the GCC region. Ma’aden...
Gulf Extrusions unveils new corporate logo
Gulf Extrusions, a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminum products, recently unveiled its new corporate logo depicting its renewed and highly focused motivation to move ‘forward and upwards’ at an event in Dubai. The launching of the logo forms part of an extensive and holistic rebranding...
Bauxite mining losing ground in Tanzania
Efforts to reclaim highly degraded nature reserves across the country have born fruits following intervention by the Eastern Arc Mountains Conservation Endowment Fund (EAMCEF). The degradation has been caused by bauxite and alluvial gold mining in areas such as Amani and Chome Nature Reserves....
Alba announces its H2 2013 and Q2 2013 results
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba) presents its financial results as per the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) accounting rules. All investors and reporters are asked to read Alba's First Half of 2013 Unaudited Financial Statements. Alba's results for the First Half as well as Second...
Aluminium Bahrain’s net profit falls 42%
Aluminium Bahrain, a Gulf Arab aluminum smelter, said second-quarter net profit fell 42 per cent on year as metal prices and sales declined. Aluminium Bahrain, or Alba, made a 20.7 million Bahraini dinar ($55 million) net profit in the second quarter compared to 35.6 million dinars in last year’s...
European Commission approves merger of Dubai Aluminum
The European Commission Tuesday approved the acquisition of joint control over Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) by DUBAL Holding and Industry Holding Company (MDCI), all of the United Arab Emirates. DUBAL is currently solely controlled by DUBAL Holding. It produces and sells aluminum products. MDCI and...
June World Aluminum Output 2.042 Mln Tons, Down 70,000 Tons
Total world aluminum production in June fell by 70,000 metric tons to 2.042 million tons, according to figures released Monday by the International Aluminum Institute. World production in May stood at 2.112 million tons. June production was up 12,000 tons compared with the same month of 2012, when...
