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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Energy Still Key Driver For Aluminum Production - Industry
The position of future aluminum production will continue to be driven by the availability of cheap energy, senior industry executives said Thursday. Jean-Philippe Puig, president of primary metal for Europe Middle East and Africa at Rio Tinto Alcan, said the aluminum market continues to face a...
Oman: Pedal to the metal
With a recent milestone achieved in aluminium production, Oman is becoming an increasingly prominent player in the global metals industry. The company is looking to secure additional natural gas supplies from the government to support efforts to expand its production facility. With an additional $3...
New Tension Leveling Line to Be Supplied to GARMCO - Bahrain, by REDEX - France
A new contract has been signed between Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (GARMCO) and REDEX in early May 2011 to supply a modern high performance Tension Leveling Line for aluminium strip, including the complete design, manufacture and commissioning at GARMCO´s plant (Manama - Bahrain). As one of...
UAE and GCC nations investment plans in next 12 years
According to the Doha-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC), the UAE and other GCC nations are expected to pump nearly $25 billion into new aluminium projects and expansion of their existing smelters in the next 12 years. About $eight billion will also be pumped by Emal while...
UAE pumps over 4% of global aluminium output
A new smelter constructed in Abu Dhabi two years ago boosted the UAE’s aluminium output to 1.8 million tonnes in 2011 to allow it to pump more than four per cent of the world’s total production of the metal. Official figures showed Dubal smelter in Dubai reached a capacity of around 1.02 million...
Aluminum: A Global Strategic Business Report
The worldwide aluminum market is expected to reach 52 million tons by the year 2015. Factors for this growth will include enhanced consumption from China and India, and the rising use of the metal in the automotive and packaging sectors. The economic recession severely impacted the world aluminum...
Industrial park to be established in Tajikistan
An industrial park to be established in Tajikistan, Asia-Plus reported. An appropriate agreement has been signed between the Tajik Aluminum Company (TALCO) and China National Building Material Group Corporation (CNBM). According to TALCO, a CNBM delegation, led by Guo Jingbin, Vice-President of...
DUBAL, EMAL to raise profile at global forum
The 26th International Aluminium Conference, organised and hosted by Metal Bulletin in Paris from September 7 to 9, will be leveraged by Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) and Emirates Aluminium Company Limited (EMAL) to promote the UAE’s primary aluminium sector within the global industry....
Ghana Will Sustain Support For State Aluminum Company
The government of Ghana here on Friday promised to prop up state aluminum company ALUWORKS in the face of increasing competition in the market. Vice President John Dramani Mahama made this promise during a day’s visit to the company, located in the industrial port city of Tema, about 40 km east of...
Nalco’s Iran power project on backburner as lenders wary
State-run giant National Aluminium Company (Nalco) has virtually shelved its plans to set up a 3,00,000 tonne smelter and a power plant in Iran due to financial crunch and the reluctance of lenders in providing money due to the country’s “geo-political situation.” The project was announced in 2007...
The Lucky Group Is All Set To Make Its Presence Felt At The World Scrap Metal Congress
The Lucky Group is the leader in scrap metal trading in the Middle East, having recycling facilities located at strategic locations in Dubai, Jebel Ali, Doha and Tehran. But with growth and the need to expand their operations in order to satiate the needs of global markets, they have now...
Guinea transitional council debates draft mining code
Guinea's draft mining code, in which the government plans to more than double its stake in mining projects, has been sent to the country's transitional law-making body for debate and adoption, a member of the council said on Wednesday. "The mining code is currently confidential. We have the next 10...
Emal awards air quality control contract
Emirates Aluminium Company (Emal) has awarded Alstom a contract to provide air quality control equipment for the second phase of its aluminium smelter in the Al Taweelah industrial zone, Abu Dhabi. Alstom will design, engineer, supply, install and commission two Gas Treatment Plants and one Fume...
Gulf Extrusions awarded CE - Certificate of Factory Production Control
Gulf Extrusions, one of the largest aluminum extrusion plants in the Gulf region, has announced that it has been awarded the "CE" Certificate for Factory Production Control, which confirms that Gulf Extrusions products have been manufactured in accordance with European Standards. The German...
Aluminium demand to grow by 13% in 2011: RUSAL
Quoting strong fundamentals of Aluminium, RUSAL says that demand may grow by 13% to 46 million tonnes by 2011 and primary Aluminium production will grow approximately 9% to 46 million tonnes. RUSAL is the world’s largest aluminium producer. China and the Middle East are expected to contribute to...
Alba Club concludes its month-long Ramadan Interdepartmental Sports Tournament
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s celebrations during the holy month of Ramadan continued as the company held the football and basketball finals as well as the prize-giving ceremony of its month-long Annual Ramadan Interdepartmental Sports Tournament on Saturday, August 27, 2011 at the Alba Club.
Guinea, China in talks over bauxite mine
Guinea is in advanced talks with state-owned China Power Investment to develop a bauxite mine,deep water port and a power plant in the West African state, Guinean government sources said. One source, who asked not to be named, said the project, which is in Boffa, some 120 km (75 miles) west of the...
Aluminium producers switch sights to Far East markets
The UAE's two aluminium producers are boosting exports to the Far East and other emerging markets to offset disruptions to Middle East orders caused by unrest. Both Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal) have suspended shipments to Syria, an important centre for re-export of the...
