
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...
Odisha has brought forward its investment roadshow in the United Arab Emirates as competition among Indian states for overseas capital intensifies. The programme was initially planned for December, but growing investor outreach by other states prompted the government to advance the visit, according...
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As per the data laid out by International Aluminium Institute (IAI), it can be witnessed that China had a massive haul of 38,837,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in 2021, which grew by 1,593,000 tonnes over a year to reach 40,430,000 tonnes in 2023. In Q1 2022, the total primary aluminium production...

NITREX, a global player in the surface treatment industry, has achieved yet another milestone by successfully commissioning two cutting-edge nitriding systems for Alumil S.A., Greece's largest extrusion company and a major architectural systems producer. This collaboration reinforces NITREX's...

ACG, a global leader in integrated pharmaceutical manufacturing solutions headquartered in Mumbai, India, has recently acquired full shareholding ownership of Technical Aluminium Foil Company LLC (TAFC UAE), solidifying its expansion strategy in the Middle Eastern and African markets. Expressing...

Baker McKenzie, a top-tier global law firm, has provided legal guidance to Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill (GARMCO), a major downstream aluminium firm in the Middle East headquartered in Bahrain, regarding its debt restructuring to creditors, following the reorganisation plan approved by the courts of...

Ma'aden Misr is one of the most advanced industrial complexes in Egypt and the Middle East, having been created in 2008 and beginning production in 2012. The company has been successfully registered under the world's first B2B platform with 1200+ certified aluminium product sellers. AL CircleBiz is...

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter outside China, has announced its Q2 results for 2023, disclosing 405,628 tonnes of production, up by 9,085 tonnes from Q2 2022. Sales volume grew by 3,816 tonnes to stand at 392,258 tonnes. Value-added products accounted for 70...

Emirates Global Aluminium, a prominent industrial organisation in the United Arab Emirates, has recently announced its successful expansion of the Kenzen wearable technology platform. This revolutionising technology has been made available to 350 employee volunteers as part of EGA's 'Beat the Heat'...

Hercules Global has established a recycling plant in the Sandiara Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Senegal, with the goal of recycling used oil, end-of-life tyres and aluminium. The plant utilizes these materials to create lubricants, carbon black and secondary aluminium, which are commonly used in...

According to the International Aluminium Institute, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) during the second quarter of 2023 totalled 3.358 million tonnes, registering an increase of 4.38 per cent from 3.217 million tonnes a quarter ago. But on a year-on-year basis, the output in Q2 2023...

GZ Industries Limited has received ASI Performance Standard V2 (2017) Certification for its facilities in Aba and Agbara, Nigeria, and Wadeville, South Africa, for manufacturing aluminium beverage cans for the food and beverage market. The company's three factories have a combined yearly...

The 'Gulf Aluminum Dinner', organized by the Gulf Aluminium Council, is scheduled for November 1st, 2023, in Le Royal Meridien Beach Resort Dubai, UAE. This yearly event offers a unique platform to delve deeper into the evolving trends of the aluminium industry in the Gulf region, with a particular...

Aurora50, the UAE-based training and development company dedicated to creating thriving, inclusive workplaces, has announced the launch of NOORA, a new membership community to support ambitious corporate women, from first-time managers to leaders of leaders, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi National...

A non-ferrous metal recycler from the UK, Romco Metal, has introduced the latest premium quality low-carbon aluminium, PureCycle™ to the global metal market. PureCycle™ ingots are made of 100% post-consumer scrap material. Founded in 2015, Romco has its headquarters in the UK and a wide range of...

Founded in 2001, Seral, an aluminium extrusion provider to several industrial sectors in local and international markets in Istanbul, has been added to AL CircleBiz's database of over 1200 confirmed clients. AL CircleBiz is a first-of-its-kind global online marketplace connecting millions of buyers...

Capral Aluminium marked a significant milestone in sustainable sourcing this month with the receipt of the first Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) Chain of Custody (CoC)-certified cargo from Aluminium Bahrain (Alba). The accreditation ensures that the aluminium in its products is ethically...

Aluminium Bahrain embraced digital transformation by using Virtual Reality (VR) technology into five key areas for its internal training courses. The effort was undertaken in conjunction with Atyaf eSolutions, and the signing ceremony took place on July 12, 2023. On July 27, 2023, Vice President...

In St. Petersburg, Russia, on July 27, 2023, Vice President Kashim Shettima reaffirmed Nigeria's unwavering commitment to reviving the Aluminium Smelter Company of Nigeria. He emphasized the importance of actively engaging with key stakeholders in the industry to achieve this goal. Shettima made...

Alustar chose TOMRA's new generation X-TRACT™ for high-purity aluminium sorting in its production facility in Türkiye to produce secondary aluminium billet from aluminium scrap. In late 2022, Alustar, a well-established smelter in the Karadeniz Ereğli Organized Industrial Zone in Zonguldak,...