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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Sohar Aluminium to help fishermen with safety tools
Recently, under the patronage of Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Sohar Aluminium (SA) announced distributing GPS devices, life jackets and torches to 170 fishermen from the villages of Majees, Umq and Sanqar in Sohar, to help them achieve higher safety standards. The ceremony was graced by...
Emal and Dubal union helps lift merger fees 28%
The value of Middle East and North African mergers and acquisitions rose by 30 per cent to US$14.7 billion in the first half of the year, aided by the merger of two UAE aluminium producers. The $7.5bn merger of Emirates Aluminium (Emal) and Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), announced last month, helped the...
Aluminium-bodied cans ready to be introduced onto the market
South Africa’s sole beverage can manufacturer Bevcan is set to start phasing in the first of the long-awaited all-aluminium beverage cans. Bevcan spent the better part of the past year converting and expanding its production lines at its factory in Springs, Gauteng, to replace its tin-plated steel...
Alba invests in the future with the Annual Summer Training Programme 2013
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) remains committed to provide opportunities for young Bahrainis to gain a taste of professional life as the company announced the commencement of the month-long Alba Annual Summer Training Programme 2013 on Monday, July 8, 2013 The Alba Annual Summer Training...
Iran's aluminium ingot production grows 5.4 per cent
Iran has produced 89,300 tons of aluminium ingots in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year which started on March 21, 2013. The volume of aluminium ingot production in the country over the third Iranian calendar month of Khordad (May 22-June 21) stood at 30,100 tons which...
Midal Cables wins first National Grid supplier design contest
A project that reduces reliance on natural resources by recycling the aluminium used in overhead power lines has been awarded the top prize in the National Grid supplier design competition. The winning entry, submitted by Bahraini manufacturer Midal Cables?, will enable National Grid to reduce the...
Rockwell Automation to build PLC based pot control system for DUBAL’s smelter
Dubai Aluminium, which owns and operates one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, has engaged Rockwell Automation and its Global Solutions team to provide a commercial pot-control system for its proprietary DX+ Technology, currently being installed in the Phase II expansion at Emirates...
Alba sales increase 1.9% in H1 2013
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C ( Alba ) was able to increase its overall sales on the back of higher production. Its sales figures for H1 2013 rose by 1.9% year-on-year to 454,428 metric tonnes (mt) ahead of the company's own forecast for the period. Production figures year-to-date were up by 2% --...
Iran reinforces armory with EU alumina supply
Tehran has been importing high-grade refined alumina ore from European countries that are not included in EU’s sanctions but could be used in making armor parts and missile components. Although the latest US sanction effective this month include “raw or semi-finished metals,” Iran has acquired...
Aluminium industry faces challenges, says report
The Middle East’s aluminium industry is in an advantageous position, and can play a key role in industry consolidation and the development of new globally active players, shows a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG). The Middle East’s strategic position is supported by the recent $15...
Aluminium sector set for vital role
The Middle East's aluminium sector is in an advantageous position and can play a key role in industry consolidation and the development of new globally active players, a new report by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals. "The GCC aluminium market's cost advantage is supported by its proximity to...
US riled as Iran sources bauxite ore from EU
The US Treasury Department has announced an array of new sanctions aimed at denying Iran even theoretical access to unrefined ore that could be used to produce aluminum, since conceivably aluminum could have “military uses.” The sanctions “blacklist” the acquisition of raw bauxite ore by Iran, as...
Alba Power achieves key milestone
Alba announces the successful completion of the Pot Lines 1 and 2 Rectiformer Replacement project- considered to be one of the first brown field projects of this magnitude anywhere in the world- that was completed with over 1 million work hours without a single Lost Time Injury (LTI). Alba...
Alba launches event on health, safety and environment
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba)'s commitment to help employees beat the heat and work safely during the summer months was given a substantial boost with the official launch of the Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Summer Week. Alba’s Chief Executive Tim Murray inaugurated the five-day event that...
Alcoa attracts Jaguar Land Rover in Saudi Arabia
Jaguar Land Rover is currently conducting a feasibility study into the establishment of a production facility in the Saudi Arabian industrial port of Yanbu. As reported, the Saudi government is trying to lure the auto maker with the promise of a free factory. If the company were to go ahead with...
Ex-Dubal Project Director to head Arianne Phosphate
Arianne Phosphate Inc. appoints Brian Kenny as company's new CEO. Brian Kenny is a seasoned project development executive, having most recently overseen the development and completion of the 7B$ EMAL smelter project in Abu Dhabi and directed more than $10 billion in development projects in Saudi...
Dubai based Grandweld Shipyards bags aluminum crew boats order from COTEMAR-Mexico
Dubai based Grandweld Shipyards, has secured a contract worth over $21m from the Mexico-based COTEMAR, to design and build four 42M Fast Aluminum Crew Boats. The contract was signed on June 4, 2013. The world-class reputable design 42M crew boat will be fitted with EPA Tier 3 compliant main...
Middle East ventures into vehicle manufacturing
The Saudi Arabian government is looking to invest $1 billion in a factory in the hopes of attracting manufacturing from car makers such as Jaguar. The Middle East is on the verge of transforming its contribution to the automotive landscape from powering cars to actually building them. Jaguar Land...
