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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Kizad urges World Aluminium Industry to invest in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
This week (11-13 June) senior industry representatives from around the world are gathering at the 2nd Annual Aluminium Summit in New York to share and debate ideas for advancing the aluminium industry and its supply chain. A panelist at the event, Khaled Salmeen, Executive Vice President of the...
Alba Upgrades its Calcining Plant for better efficiency
Alba's position as one of the world's leading aluminium smelters was bolstered with the recent replacement and upgrade of the indirect coke cooler at the Alba Petroleum Coke calciner. A ceremony was held at the Alba Petroleum Coke to mark this accomplishment which is expected to generate greater...
BCCI chief urges Indian downstream manufacturers in aluminium, steel and petrochemicals to invest in Bahrain
Bahrain beckons Indian downstream manufacturers in aluminium, steel and petrochemicals said BCCI chief. “Manufacturing companies from India can look at Bahrain as a base for downstream manufacturing industries in aluminium, steel and petrochemicals. Bahrain’s proximity to the raw material source is...
Alba Plans $2.5 Billion Expansion
Aluminium Bahrain BSC (ALBH) will spend $2.5 billion by 2015 to increase output, betting prices of the metal will rebound from a 30 percent slump in the past year that’s forcing U.S. and European rivals to shutter plants. Alba, as the company is known, plans to invest the money on adding a potline...
TALCO's aluminium production falls 7.4 percent year-on-year
Production at Tajikistan's state-owned aluminium smelter, the largest in former Soviet Central Asia, fell by 7.4 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2012 after an extensive plant revamp, a source close to the company's management said. Tajikistan Aluminium Company, or TALCO, produced...
DUBAL and EMAL to make their joint presence felt in Aluminium China 2012
Acknowledging the importance of the Far East and ASEAN regions — both of which represent major export markets for the premium purity, high quality primary aluminium produced in the UAE — Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) and Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) will participate jointly in the annual Aluminium China...
Bank Aljazira Gets Recognition for its High-Profile Project Finance Deals
For the second year in a row, Bank AlJazira (BAJ) is further scaling newer heights of achievement as evidenced by the recent recognition in one of the most high-profile project finance industry honors — the Euromoney project finance — Deals of the Year 2011. BAJ has been recognized for its coveted...
UAE manufacturing sector expects moderate growth
The UAE’s manufacturing sector is expected to see “moderate growth” in 2012 and the medium-term, but the Eurozone crisis and the sanctions on Iran will limit the export markets for local products, analysts say. “The UAE’s aluminium produce finds major usage in the automotive and construction...
Alba announces structural and management changes
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced new changes to the company’s management structure and appointed Basem Al Sharqi as the chief support functions officer (CSFO), reiterating its commitment to strengthening the organisational performance. Both changes will take effect as of June 3, a statement...
Qatalum working towards leadership in aluminium trade and production
Qatar is all set to become one of the main centres of aluminium trade and production not only in the region but also in the world. Qatalum is actively working towards a future where the combination of its primary aluminium production and other Qatari firms’ utilisation of the product to create...
GCC Aluminum Sector Investments Reach $22 Billion
According to a recent study released by the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), the estimated investments of five major aluminum smelters in the Gulf region, mainly in Qatar, Bahrain, Sultanate of Oman and UAE have reached $22 billion dollars. The study published in a...
Bechtel and Ma'aden Aluminium Company Reach New Safety Milestone
Bechtel and the Ma'aden Aluminium Company have celebrated a major safe working achievement at the Ras Al Khair Aluminium Smelter project in Saudi Arabia: 25 million job hours without a lost work day injury. Ras Al Khair will be the world's largest aluminium smelter when completed in 2013. The Ras...
Mubadala considers an alumina refinery at its Emal smelter site
The owners of the world's largest aluminium smelter, which is being built in Abu Dhabi, are studying the addition of an alumina refinery to the site that could transform the emirate into a global hub for aluminium production. Mubadala Development, a strategic investment company owned by the Abu...
Alba installs ergonomic safety seats in cranes
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, has installed new ergonomically designed seating arrangements in cranes at its Carbon Department. The new Ergo Seats in Kiln 3 FTA-1 cranes will be utilised by crane operators while loading green anodes,...
UAE aluminum extrusion market is expected to boom
The UAE aluminum extrusion market is estimated to be in excess of 175,000 metric tonnes (MT), about 35 per cent of the total GCC demand, growing at a CAGR of 8 to 9 per cent for the time period from 2011-17, said a report. With the strategic acquisition of AKFA Aluminium and Plastic, the UAE-based...
Alba provides support to top cardiac centre
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s commitment to broadening the benefits of state-of-the-art cardiac care treatment to Bahrain residents and supporting the development of advanced health care services in the kingdom provided the key incentive behind Alba's recent donation towards Mohammed bin...
Project Partners Ma'aden and Alcoa Sign Contract with Hyundai to Construct Alumina Refinery
The Ma'aden Alcoa aluminium joint venture announced today that it has signed a contract worth SR5.6bn with Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co Ltd to construct its alumina refinery at Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. The contract includes: • completing detailed engineering, •...
DUBAL and EMAL shine at US extrusion expo
By exhibiting jointly at the 10th International Aluminium Extrusion Technology Seminar and Exposition ET ’12, held in Miami, Florida mid-May 2012, the UAE’s two primary aluminium producers Dubai Aluminium DUBAL and Emirates Aluminium EMAL have once again successfully promoted their combined...
