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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HRH Premier granted the Gulf Aluminum Council's shield
His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa has affirmed the importance of consolidating complementarity and coordination among GCC states, especially in the industrial sector which has become a main pillar of the entity's economic strength. The Gulf Aluminum Council...
Aluminium Middle East expands business matching program to connect exhibitors with hundreds of buyers
Aluminium Middle East 2013, the third edition of the leading exhibition for aluminium products, technologies and investments in the Middle East which begins in Dubai, has announced a new B2B Business Matching Program that will make it easier for exhibitors to forge connections through an extensive...
Gulf Extrusions to showcase its array of automotive, industrial and architectural profiles at Aluminium Middle East
Gulf Extrusions, a leading global manufacturer of extruded aluminum products, has announced that its participation at the upcoming Aluminium Middle East 2013, the leading exhibition for aluminium products, technologies and investments in the Middle East, will be headlined by a comprehensive...
DUBAL leadership to be showcased at regional trade show
Dubai Aluminium will review its leadership in aluminum industry during its participation at the Aluminium Middle East 2013. Established in 1979 to add value to the energy resources of the Emirate, Dubai Aluminium is today the largest primary aluminium producer in the Middle East; and the largest...
Dubal attracts UAE Nationals during Careers UAE 2012
Dubai Aluminium, which owns and operates the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters using pre-bake anode technology, was again received with acclaim at 12th annual Careers Show Exhibition, which took place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition centre from 5 to 7 March...
Qatalum banks on high technology to protect local environment
Even though aluminium is perhaps the largest power-consuming industry, Qatar Aluminium Limited is doing whatever possible through the available solutions and technologies to minimise the damage to the environment in the country. Speaking to this newspaper at the company’s pavilion at the Qatar...
OAPIL to expand production capacity
Oman Aluminium Processing Company, manufacturers of aluminium rod and overhead line conductors, is planning to expand its production capacity by 75,000 metric tonnes per annum. “The expansion will result in the company more than doubling its existing production capacity. The existing and future...
Alba wins top award for excellence in vocational training
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.'s position as an employer of choice for Bahraini nationals was further consolidated with the top award given to the company for Excellence in Vocational Training and Development by Bahrain's Ministry of Labour at a glittering ceremony held at Crowne Plaza Bahrain on...
DUBAL again endorses WETEX 2013 through strategic sponsorship
Committed to innovation through technology, yet equally dedicated to protecting the environment. This has been the approach taken by Dubai Aluminium to the establishment and advancement of its operations over the three decades since the company's inception in 1979. Indeed, by incorporating...
GCC eyes investors in the downstream aluminium industry
GCC governments are now moving to attract international investors in the downstream aluminium industry, said a top official. The aim is to push the use of the metal in diversified industries, Gulf Aluminium Council general secretary Mahmood Al Daylami was quoted as saying in the Gulf Daily News,...
Guinea cuts taxes on bauxite exports to $4 a ton
Guinea, the world’s biggest exporter of bauxite, has cut taxes on exports of the mineral to $4 a metric ton from as much as $13 a ton, according to amendments made to the country’s mining code. “We’re putting in place a more flexible tax system to encourage win-win investments,” Mines Minister...
Alba wins top technology award
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.'s commitment to maximise benefits to all of its stakeholders through the deployment of robust and effective information and communications technology across its overall operations placed the company as the winner of the e-Government Excellence Award 2013 in the e-Economy...
Ma'aden seeks investors for aluminum sector
The Saudi Arabian Mining Company has offered many investment opportunities in aluminum manufacturing industries and issued a booklet that includes a list of available investment opportunities. The booklet will be distributed to investors by chambers of commerce, the Royal Commission for Jubail and...
EMAL selects Tejari for e-procurement implementation
Emirates Aluminium signed a three-year agreement with Tejari to implement online management of buyer and supplier interaction throughout the organization in the presence of H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi, the Minister of International Cooperation and Development and Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Chief...
GCC to contribute 13% of global aluminium production by 2013 End
The GCC is expected to account for 13 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production by the end of 2013, with total output estimated to reach five million tonnes per year by 2014. Aluminium Bahrain, Dubai Aluminium, Emirates Aluminium, Qatar Aluminium, and Sohar in Oman collectively produced...
Alba’s Bahrainisation drive gets a boost with Tamkeen’s Vocational Training Programme
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. remains confident of strengthening its Bahrainisation goals and absorbing technically skilled Bahrainis into its workforce as the company congratulated over 40 successful trainees of the Vocational Training Programme on their graduation that took place at the Alba Club on...
Alba sales increase 2.2% in the first quarter of 2013
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C was able to increase its overall sales on the back of higher production. For the first quarter of 2013, sales figures reached 219,537 metric tonnes (mt), up by 2.2% from 214,891 mt in Q1 2012. Production jumped by 3% to 227,414 mt versus 220,738 mt for the same period in...
DUBAL implements integrated Inbound Logistics solution to optimize inventory
A passion for professionalism, excellence in all aspects of the business and continuous improvement has inspired yet another innovative application of information technology at Dubai Aluminium, the entirely state-owned corporation that operates the world's largest single-site primary aluminium...
