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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Iran aluminium ingot output to reach 910,000 tons by March 2016
Iran plans to increase its annual aluminium ingot production capacity up to 910,000 tons by the end of the Fifth Five-Year Economic Development Plan (March 2016), the IRNA News Agency reported. Iranian Deputy Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade Vajihollah Ja'fari said in May that Iran's aluminium...
Maaden wins $320m loans for aluminium project
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Maaden) said on Tuesday it had signed financing agreements worth $320 million with a Saudi government fund to develop the first phase of an aluminium projects in the kingdom with Alcoa . Saudi Industrial Development Fund, a government institution, has agreed to lend Maaden...
Dubal stands tall in region and world as global player in aluminium industry
UAE built and owned corporation, Dubai Aluminium Dubal stands tall in the region and the world as an ambitious and successful global player in the aluminium industry yet remains deeply conscious of its national roots these sentiments, together with DUBAL's culture of excellence through innovation...
The Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Al-Sada will deliver the opening address at Arabal
The Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada will deliver the opening address at Arab International Aluminium Conference (Arabal 2012), which will be held in Doha from November 20 to 22. Al-Sada will highlight Qatar’s industrial achievements and the growing importance of...
Qatalum takes part in Aluminium 2012 in Germany
Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) has taken part in the world's leading international trade fair, Aluminium 2012, which was held in Messe Dusseldorf, Germany, from the 9th to the 11th of October. This year, roughly 25,000 visitors from 100 countries attended, to see 950 visitors across 75,000 sq metres of...
Alba sponsors Third Annual Asian Petcoke conference
Alba was a sponsor of the Third Annual Asian Petcoke Conference in Hong Kong. The event provided some of the industry's leading experts in anode-grade and fuel grade petroleum coke with the opportunity to learn about new trends and developments in the industry as well as address issues and...
Takamul plans investment in steel cluster and petrochemicals
Oman Observer reported that Takamul Investment Company, the downstream investment subsidiary of Oman Oil Company has outlined plans for the development of around 10 new projects that will see further value addition to new and existing ventures in the petrochemicals, metals and minerals sectors. Mr...
Jeddah Municipality takes up active Recycle project for a clean and green city
According to an official report by Jeddah Municipality that was shared with Saudi Gazette, on average, Jeddah residents generate 5,000 tons of waste per month, but during Ramadan and Haj the number reaches as high as 7,500 tons. Jeddah alone generates two million tons of waste each year, which...
Tajikistan aluminium output boosts up in Jan-Sept
BR reported that Tajikistan's state owned aluminium smelter raised production by 0.2% YoY in the first 9 months of 2012. A source close to the management said that Tajikistan Aluminium Company produced 210,672 tonnes in the January to September period. TALCO has been ramping up production this year...
Alumina agrees to limits exposure to Alcoa's civil bribery case
Melbourne-based Alumina Ltd has secured an agreement limiting its exposure to Alcoa's $US85 million ($83m) cash settlement of a US civil bribery and fraud lawsuit from state-controlled Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). The Alcoa settlement was without admitting any liability and includes a long-term...
Alba celebrates victory against Alcoa despite Lackluster Gulf Arab Market.
The International Monetary Fund's ( IMF) gloomy outlook for the world economy weighed in Gulf stock exchanges Wednesday, but the sluggish sentiment could not prevent Aluminum Bahrain from celebrating its legal success against U.S. counterpart Alcoa. The oil price-sensitive markets in Kuwait and Abu...
DUBAL's “Beat the Heat and Be Safe” programme proves sucessful
As a concerned corporate citizen, Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL), the state-owned enterprise that owns and operates the world’s largest primary aluminium smelter using pre-bake anode technology, invests continually in initiatives to educate employees and empower them to take care of their occupational...
Emal picks banks for up to $1 billion bond issue: sources
Emirates Aluminium, a joint venture of Abu Dhabi's Mubadala MUDEV.UL and Dubai Aluminium, has mandated three banks for a bond issue of up to $1 billion, two banking sources familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. In a separate statement on Tuesday, an Emal spokesman denied the company had named...
Alcoa to pay $85m to Alba to settle lawsuit
Alcoa of the US is to pay $85m to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by Bahrain’s state-controlled aluminium company over alleged corruption, in a case that could trigger other foreign businesses to launch similar actions against US multinationals. The deal – which Aluminium Bahrain said was...
EMAL ties up with Fluorsid for aluminium fluoride supply
On 25 September, Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) signed a contract for the provision of aluminium fluoride (AlF3) with the Italian-based company Fluorsid. The contract extends the existing relationship between the two companies and ensures the future supply of a crucial element in the aluminium making...
Tajik aluminium output boosts up in Jan-Sept
Tajikistan's state-owned aluminium smelter, the largest in Central Asia, raised production by 0.2 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2012, a source close to the management said on Tuesday. Tajikistan Aluminium Company, or TALCO, produced 210,672 tonnes in the January-September period,...
Qatalum achieves 1 million tonnes of liquid metal production
On the 10th of September 2012, Qatalum celebrated the production of one million tonnes of liquid metal sent to its casthouse, a milestone achieved through dedicated teamwork and continued improvement in efficiency. This achievement forms part of Qatalum’s vision of becoming a sustainable economic...
The Qatalum smelter in Qatar produces 585,000 Tonnes of aluminium each Year
The Qatalum smelter in Qatar is the largest, highest output aluminium smelter in the world. With a mind-boggling 704 individual smelting pots, it produces upwards of 585,000t of aluminium each year. That’s a lot of Coke cans. The Qatalum smelter was built in 2009 by the ABB company out of Auburn...
