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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Gulf Cooperation Council's largest premium aluminium producer has adopted Vectra's technology to identify real threats and their advancement through the cyber kill network so that quick action can be taken to detect an attack and stop a vital breach. This modernist approach, along with a...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, which opened its doors in 1971, announced on January 3, 2023, that it had achieved a new historic production record of 1,600,111 tonnes in 2022, an increase of 38,889 tonnes from 1,561,222 tonnes in 2021 (+2.5%...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) headquartered inflatable boat manufacturing company ASIS Boats is delivering custom-built patrol boats to the West African nation Cote d’Ivoire. According to the advanced maritime solutions provider, the Ivorian Maritime and Port Affairs maritime law enforcement...
On January 03, 2023, the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), which started its journey in 1971, announced that it had set a new historic production record of 1,600,111 tonnes in 2022, a rise of 38,889 tonnes versus 1,561,222 tonnes in 2021 (+2.5%...
On December 30, Bahrain’s Rashid Equestrian and Horse Racing Club (REHC) went into an agreement with Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), where the latter would fund the construction and look after the functionality of the Club’s grandstand. The aluminium company would be crucial in sharing important...
The Egyptian National Railway (ENR) has officially started operating the first of six locomotive-sledged inter-city trains provided by Spanish train manufacturers Talgo on its exclusive Cairo – Alexandria route. These trains feature a robust yet lightweight aluminium construct. Talgo was handed...
The Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, stated that due to sanctions put in place by the EU and US, Russia would reroute its metal exports from Western nations to alternate markets. The minister identified China, Turkey, Southeast Asia, Russia-led Eurasian...
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world's largest 'premium aluminium' producer, has opened sustainable corporate bank accounts with Citi and Standard Chartered Bank. EGA is the first in the region to choose the accounts that ensure cash balances are used to finance or refinance sustainability...
One of the most important providers of aluminium solutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain, Reynaers Middle East, currently hosted a conference for its management team at Novotel Hotel. Along with having food and a merry time, the managers participated in a serious discussion to form a future strategy...
Last week witnessed some notable activities in the aluminium end-user market, with UAE launching the very first lunar rover ‘Rashid’ into space, weighing only 10 kg due to the use of aluminium in the making. Oneplus, the Chinese gadget maker, has announced launching its first keyboard along with...
Primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 127,000 tonnes during November 2022, reflecting a month-on-month plunge of 14,000 tonnes or 9.93 per cent, found the International Aluminium Institute. In October, the output amounted to 141,000 tonnes, up by 6,000 tonnes or 4.44 per cent from 135,000...
On December 21, an event called "Export of Transformational Industries and Their Role in Promoting Global Environmental Sustainability" was organised in Bahrain to discuss the environmental and sustainability issues faced across the entire aluminium value chain and how to reduce them. The event was...
United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Lunar Rover 'Rashid' is set to conquer the moon's surface after the scheduled landing in April 2023. This is the very first lunar rover that the Arabs have successfully launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 11. Rashid weighs only 10 kg due to the use of...
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), a multinational, non-profit organisation with the mission of maximising aluminium's contribution to a sustainable society, seeks to advance sustainability throughout the whole aluminium value chain. ASI Aluminium is a metal manufactured and obtained in line...
The prominent name in the aluminium recycling and ferroalloys segment, Arfin India, witnessed stock price pick up following the company's announcement that it received an export order from the Saudi Arabia-Middle East steel plant to supply aluminium deox worth $42.26 million (INR 350 crore). The...
In September 2022, the United States imported 15,200 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Oman, 47.57 per cent up from the previous month, found the US Census Bureau data. In August, the United States’ import volume from Oman was 10,300 tonnes, showing no change from the earlier month....
The 24th edition of the Arab International Aluminum Conference (Arabal) hosted by Egyptalum from November 29 to December 1, 2022, was a massive success at the Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt. With around 22 exhibitors, the event was attended by top companies like Sohar Aluminium, EGA, Aluminium...
On December 12, 2022, under the directives of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, the company rolled out a mini plant-wide Safety & E.S.G. Campaign, ‘Back to Core Basics’. The campaign was commenced with a welcoming note by Alba’s CEO, followed by an interactive...
