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 intends to pour USD 3 billion to double production capacity
...Reportedly, Omen’s Sohar Aluminum has planned to pour USD 3 billion to double its production capacity. It’s known that the company’s current annual production is at around 370 thousand tons. The country’s lack of natural gas has hindered Sohar Aluminum to increase its production capacity...
Demand for fabricated aluminum in Qatar to surge
...Property development in Qatar is expected to witness tremendous growth following the country winning the bid to host the FIFA World Cup in 2022. New projects are expected to be developed in the hospitality infrastructure and sports sectors over the next decade to prepare Qatar for the...
GCC Aluminum Market to Reach $3 Billion by 2015, According to New Report by Ventures Middle East
...Ventures Middle East announces the release of a comprehensive report on the Aluminum Market in the Gulf Cooperative Council (GCC) region. The GCC aluminum market is projected to reach $3 billion by 2015, led by the growth of the building construction sector and rising population rates. KSA, UAE,...
Sohar Aluminum expansion decision expected by end of year
... The Omani cabinet is expected to announce its decision before the end of the year on doubling the capacity of Sohar Aluminum's smelter to a world scale 720,000 tonnes per annum. Mr Henk Pauw CEO of Sohar Aluminum said that the total cost of expanding the smelter, as well as the captive power...
Sohar Aluminium expansion decision expected by end of year
...The Omani cabinet is expected to announce its decision before the end of the year on doubling the capacity of Sohar Aluminium's smelter to a world-scale 720,000 tonnes per annum, Oman Daily Observer has reported...
Hind Aluminum Industries forms subsidiary in Oman
...A subsidiary Company named Associated Industries Limited SFZ of Hind Aluminum Industries Limited has been incorporated in the Sultanate of Oman for exploring the processing opportunities of mineral resources...
Aluminum extrusion plant of QIMC soon
... The Peninsula reported that the Qatar Industrial Manufacturing Company is expecting to soon commission its aluminum extrusion plant. The company said that the plant is likely to be operational in the H1 of the current year. The company has reported robust financials for the Q1 of this year...
Oman Aluminum Company awards AED 1 billion deal to Finmeccanica unit
...Gulf News reported that Dubai Italian contractor Finmeccanica, through its unit Fata has been awarded AED 1.1 billion turnkey engineering, procurement and construction contract by Aluminum Rolling Mill Company for the aluminum rolling plant that will be located in Sohar of Oman...
KSA on track to be ME biggest aluminum producer
...Construction Week reported that Saudi Arabia is on track to be the largest supplier of aluminium in the Middle East as an increasing demand for the metal pushes up production in the Kingdom...
Saudi Arabia aluminum production touch 2 million tonnes in 2016
...Driven by a rapidly growing population and the recent approval of the largest government budget in the country’s history, Saudi Arabia’s construction sector is expected to continue to grow through 2015, pushing demand for aluminum products and keeping the Kingdom in the lead as the largest...
Steel Guru : Maaden and Alcoa ink deal worth USD 590 million with <b>...</b>
... a bauxite mine and an alumina refinery is set to start by 2014. ... When Maaden and Alcoa first announced the project they said the mill ...
New aluminum rolling mill to be set up in Sohar
...imes of Omans reported that Aluminum Rolling Mill Company, owned by Takamul Investment Company has signed an agreement with FATA EPC, an Italian company to construct an aluminum rolling mill at the Sohar Industrial Estate with an estimated cost of USD 385 million...
The integrated aluminum industry
...One of the major aims of Ghana’s first President Dr Kwame Nkrumah in the establishment of the Volta River Dam was to provide the country with cheap electricity supply and help in its industrialisation process...
SOCC selects Samsung to provide EPC services for SOCC Aluminum Alkyls facility
...Saudi Organometallic Chemicals Company, or SOCC, a joint venture equally owned by SABIC affiliate, SPECIALTY CHEM and Albemarle Netherlands B.V., has selected Samsung Engineering to provide engineering, procurement, and construction, or EPC, services for the SOCC Aluminum Alkyls manufacturing...
Alba inducts 100 new Bahraini staff
...Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)’s status as an employer of choice for Bahraini nationals was further reinforced as the company began this month with the recruitment of 100 new employees. The new recuits affirmed their commitment to play a role in strengthening the company’s position as a flagship asset...
Alba plans sixth line of production
...The board of mainly state-owned Aluminium Bahrain is expected to take a decision this year about a plan to set up a sixth production line...
Qatalum <em>Aluminum</em> upbeat about region future-China <em>Aluminium</em> Network
... A - The steady increase in the global demand for aluminum products ... Together with Qatalum creating the primary aluminum and other firms ...
Aluminium Bahrain to participate in Aluminium Dubai 2011
...Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s position as a regional pioneer in aluminium production and keen supporter of the region's plans to emerge as a major hub for the aluminium industry provided a key incentive for Alba's participation in Aluminium Dubai 2011, a leading three-day exhibition for...
