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 smelter gets final environ permits
Sohar Aluminium — First Smelter in the Gulf to be aligned with the Draft Reference Document on Best Available Techniques (BAT) in the Non-Ferrous Metals Industries published by the European Commission on Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (Draft July 2009). On July 30, 2011, Sohar...
Alba Reports Q2 2011 Results
Q2 2011 Industry Highlights: Aluminium demand continues to remain healthy while benefiting from being one of the less sector-dependent base metals. Solid demand in Asia despite earthquake in Japan, increased industrial production in Europe, and demand in MENA region being driven by investments in...
Sohar Aluminium honours 75 students
Sohar Aluminium (SA) honoured 75 male and female students at the end of its summer training programme for students of Omani colleges and faculties. A farewell party was organised at Crown Plaza Hotel under the auspices of Dr Hilal bin Abdullah al Hinai, Human Resources and Corporate Affairs General...
Oman rolling
The Aluminium Rolling Mill Company, owned by Takamul Investment Company laid the foundation stone for its facility in Sohar Industrial Estate.
Alba reinstates 70 staff
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), ranked one of the largest smelters in the world, announced the reinstatement of 70 staff who had been dismissed during the unrest.
Sohar Aluminium
The first new aluminum smelter to be built in the Arabian Gulf in 25 years has become a catalyst for industrial growth in the region, making Oman an attractive destination for multinationals to locate their facilities.
Kazakhstan’s first electrolysis plant to be commissioned next year
Kazakhstan's first electrolysis plant may soon be able to completely give up on imported raw materials as the country is expected to launch the production of anodes required for obtaining pure aluminium. The implementation of this economically important project is going ahead of schedule with over...
Dubai firm to develop $5.6b smelting project
East Kutai regent Isran Noor said Wednesday that a Dubai-based company and an Indian aluminum producer had started the development of an aluminum smelter in Muara Wahau, East Kutai, East Kalimantan. In addition to the smelter, the two companies — Mineral, Energy, Commodities (MEC) Coal and National...
Emal begins initial work of Phase 2 expansion at Al Taweelah facility
Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has commenced initial work of Phase 2, with plans to reach full construction work by end of year, Yousuf Bastaki, Project Director at Emal, told Gulf News in an interview Tuesday. Emal announced Tuesday that its board had approved a $4.5 billion (Dh16.51 billion)...
Sohar Aluminium hosts Vendor Workshop
Sohar Aluminium hosted a Vendor Workshop at the Crowne Plaza Sohar on Monday. Over 100 vendors participated in the workshop led by Sohar Aluminium’s Supply Chain and Port Manager, Mohammed al Issai and his team. The workshop covered services and material procurement, contract management, the tender...
CB&I awarded $60m Saudi Maaden steel storage project
US firm CB&I announced that it has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of $60 million, by the Maaden Bauxite and Alumina Company. The project is a part of the integrated aluminum complex in Ras Al-Khair. CB&I’s scope of work includes the engineering, procurement, fabrication and...
Dubai imports show opening for self-sufficiency
Copper, aluminium products and electrical appliances are among the most expensive items on Dubai's import bill and represent opportunities for the emirate to become a self-sufficient producer of locally manufactured goods, says a new report from Dubai Exports. The report identified 10 "substitution...
Emirates Aluminium plans $4.5 billion expansion
A government-run aluminum smelter in the United Arab Emirates plans to spend $4.5 billion to nearly double its potential output of the widely used metal. Emirates Aluminium said Sunday that its board approved the expansion plan to increase annual capacity to 1.3 million metric tons (1.4 million...
Hulamin Says It Can Meet Raw Material Needs If BHP Stops Supply of Slabs
Hulamin Ltd. (HLM), Africa’s biggest maker of fabricated aluminum products, said it will be able to provide for its own raw material needs even if BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP) halts its supply of so-called rolling-slabs in June next year. Hulamin, which is based in the South African town of...
Sohar Aluminium aims at achieving maximum Omanisation, holds meeting
In collaboration with the Ministry of Manpower headed by Issa Al Balushi and Sohar Aluminium, 33 contractors from Sohar and Muscat were invited to Sohar Aluminium to discuss Omanisation initiatives within the company, a press release said. Sohar Aluminium represented by Khalfan Al Kaasabi, Services...
CB&I Announces Storage Tank Project in Saudi Arabia
CB&I (NYSE: CBI) announced that it has been awarded a storage tank project, valued in excess of US$60 million, by the Ma'aden Bauxite and Alumina Company. The project is a part of the Integrated Aluminium Complex in Ras Al-Khair, Saudi Arabia. CB&I's scope of work includes the engineering,...
Nalco's Rs 10,000-cr Iran aluminium project remains a non-starter
Nalco's plans to spread its arms across the globe aren't taking shape the way it had expected them to. The company's Rs 10,000-crore project to set up a 310,000-tonne aluminium smelter and a 750-Mw power plant in Iran continues to languish due to paucity of funds. "The geo-political situation in...
Emal creates 2,000 jobs as it plans capacity expansion
Emirates Aluminium (Emal) has created 2,000 jobs that serves a growing clientele base of 280 customers in 36 countries worldwide as it plans to expand production capacity, a top official told Gulf News. Emal uses DX reduction cell technology to produce 750,000 tonnes of aluminium annually with...
