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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South Africa: Industrial Development Corporation expands shareholding in Mozal Aluminium to 32.45%
According to a report on Monday, October 31, South Africa’s Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), a national development finance institution, has expanded its shareholding in Mozambique’s Mozal Aluminium to 32.45 per cent. Earlier, IDC had a 24 per cent share in the hydropowered smelter,...
EGA welcomes His Excellency Sameh Al Qubaisi at the Al Taweelah site in Abu Dhabi
Emirates Global Aluminium, the world's largest producer of 'premium aluminium', with smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, welcomed His Excellency Sameh Al Qubaisi, Director General of Economic Affairs at the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) to the business's Al Taweelah site. His...
Africa’s primary aluminium production edges a 3.5% fall M-o-M to 136,000 tonnes in Sept. but Q3 output improves 2.7% QoQ
According to the International Aluminium Institute, Africa’s primary aluminium production stood at 136,000 tonnes in September 2022, registering a downfall of 3.55 per cent or 5,000 tonnes from 141,000 tonnes in August. However, on a year-on-year basis, the output edged 4,000 tonnes or 3.03 per...
Dubal Holding and Imdaad join forces to promote eco-friendly initiatives in Dubai
One of the biggest enterprises in Dubai serving the commodities market and providing mining, power and energy services, Dubal Holding has signed an initial deal with the investment corporation, Imdaad to develop projects aimed at boosting Dubai's sustainability objectives. The UAE is ready to...
Iran’s aluminium ingot production records Y-o-Y hike of 23% to 318,091 tonnes
According to information provided by the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO), production of aluminium ingot increased in Iran during the first half of the current Iranian calendar (March 21–September 22) by 23 per cent when compared to the same...
EGA pinpoints procurement opportunities costing UAE companies millions of dirhams to be produced locally
The aluminium conglomerate in the Middle-east region, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), with interests in bauxite, alumina and primary aluminium smelting, has diagnosed millions of dirhams of annual procurement spending are accounted on imported goods, that the aluminium producer counts be...
Tunisie Profiles Aluminum reported 46% revenue growth in Q3 2022
Tunisie Profilés Aluminium, which has been performing exceptionally well since the beginning of the year, posted an impressive growth of 53% in Q3 of 2022, amid outstanding success on the local market and exports. As a result, the cumulative turnover for September 2022 amounts to 147.4 million...
Gravita India starts commercial aluminium production at a new recycling plant in Senegal
Gravita India, Jaipur-based aluminium recycler and alloy ingot producer, has reportedly announced the start of commercial aluminium production at a new recycling plant owned by its step down subsidiary situated in Senegal, West Africa. The plant, with an annual capacity of around 4,000 MTPA,...
SIG rolls out ‘Recycle for Good’ in Egypt, a new recycling initiative for used aseptic carton packs
The country linking northeast Africa with the Middle East, Egypt, witnessed the launch of SIG's 'Recycle for Good', an innovative new recycling initiative to enable immediate household and food service industry collection of used aseptic carton packs through tech-based solutions. However, this...
Mitsubishi Power secured a long-term service agreement from Alba to ensure reliable power supply
On 3rd October 2022, Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (M.H.I.), announced that it had inked a long-term service agreement (LTSA) with Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East. Parts, repairs, and services are...
Aluminium demand is declining, indicating a challenging economic climate
The North American aluminium market, known as the pre-eminent maker across-the-board from beverage cans to automobiles to space components, is delaying their 2023 orderings for raw materials. However, a few days back, this issue was even illustrated by a chairman of a major aluminium producer in...
AEROBAL reports a 5.5% increase in global shipments of aluminium aerosol cans since early 2022
The International Organization of Aluminium Aerosol Container Manufacturers (AEROBAL) revealed that during the first half of 2022, global exports by its members had increased by 5.5 per cent, reaching a total of almost 3 billion units. According to the reports, the surge in demand was mainly...
Alba and KCC extend affreightment contract for four years to carry alumina from Australia to Bahrain
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smeleter in the Middle East, and KCC Chartering AS, a subsidiary of Klaveness Ship Holding AS, have jointly announced the signing of a four-year contract of affreightment (COA) for transporting alumina from Australia to Bahrain starting 2022. The...
Alba chairman kicks off the first concrete pour for its ambitious decarbonization project at PS5 Block 4
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter ex-China, inaugurated its first concrete pour for the foundation of the Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project, kicking off the early work at the project's construction. The project is a part of Alba's ambitious decarbonisation...
EGA inks agreement to join UAE hydrogen leadership initiative in support of decarbonization efforts
The world's largest premium aluminium producer, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has joined the UAE hydrogen leadership initiative program by signing an agreement with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. Launched last year during Cop26 in Glasgow, the initiative seeks to achieve the...
End user weekly recap: First UAE astronaut tells EGA employees about aluminium's use in space; Asyad Group inaugurates 24m long aluminium ship assembled at Asyad Drydock
Big companies in the aluminium industry are changing how their businesses operated in the past and implementing waste management techniques due to the global shift toward sustainability. Hylux, a US-based manufacturer of health beverages, has introduced a new recyclable, resalable aluminium bottle...
First UAE astronaut tells EGA employees about aluminium's use in space
Emirates Global Aluminium, UAE’s largest organisation excluding the gas and oil sector, arranged for a virtual knowledge-sharing session chaired by the first Emirati astronaut, Hazzaa AlMansoori, to discuss the uses of aluminium in space. At this moment, astronaut Hazzaa AlMansoori has been...
Africa’s primary aluminium production in August’22 grows 3.7% YoY, with daily production inches up by 1,000 tonnes
In August 2022, primary aluminium production in Africa inched up by only 1,000 tonnes month-on-month to stand at 141,000 tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. In July, the output had grown by 5,000 tonnes or 3.7 per cent from 135,000 tonnes in the previous month. On a year-on-year...
