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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Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) edges 6.6% higher at 3.53 million tonnes in 2Q2022
In June 2022, alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stood at 1.141 million tonnes, bringing the total amount in the second quarter to 3.530 million tonnes, found the International Aluminium Institute. The output in Q2 recorded a quarter-on-quarter increase of 6.58 per cent from 3.312...
Primary aluminium production in Africa grows 2% Q-o-Q to 406,000 tonnes during June quarter 2022
Primary aluminium production in Africa during the second quarter of 2022 stood at 406,000 tonnes, up by 9,000 tonnes or 2.28 per cent from 397,000 tonnes in the first quarter of the year ended March 31. On a year-on-year basis, the output stood 10,000 tonnes or 2.52 per cent higher than 396,000...
Alba’s Chairman expresses gratitude to the shop floor workers on his visit to Casthouse 4
On Sunday, July 24, 2022, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, the Chairman of the Board of Directors (BOD) of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), paid a field visit to Alba's Casthouse 4 (CH4). He was joined by Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, Director Casthouse A. Rasool Ahmed as well...
Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation signs deal with Achenbach Buschhütten for rolled aluminium production in Ganja
Azeraluminium LLC, a subsidiary of Azerbaijan Industrial Corporation OJSC, and German company Achenbach Buschhütten signed an agreement to create a joint venture for the manufacture of aluminium goods in Ganja. The manufacturing of rolling aluminium products is envisaged as a part of the agreement,...
EGA is recognised with ‘Green Industries’ label by EAD for environmental performance at Al Taweelah
Emirates Global Aluminium has received a prestigious recognition ‘Green Industries’ label by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) for the environmental performance at the Al Taweelah site. The Green Industries labelling programme is a new initiative by EAD to appreciate outstanding...
Bahrain's national exports expand by 43% with a special focus on alloy and unwrought aluminium
Recent reports by the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA) confirm a steady 43 per cent growth for the nationally originated exports from Bahrain during the second quarter of 2022, resulting in BD1.35 billion (US$3.59 billion). Last year, the same quarter generated BD943 million, which is...
Oman’s exports of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from the US in 1Q2022 surged by 19.6%
The use of aluminium plates, sheets and bars, also known as aluminium flat-rolled products, is widespread. They are used in the food and beverage sector for packaging as well as in cookware and appliances. The building and housing industries can employ sheets of this metal for siding, roofing,...
EGA moves toward total automation by replacing existing cranes in Jebel Ali
Today, on June 6, the largest industrial organisation in the UAE, excluding oil and gas, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) declared their plan of mounting highly-automated, multi-functional overhead cranes in Jebel Ali in a journey to own fully automated cranes utilised in reduction cell tending and...
National Safety Council recognizes Alba with six major international awards
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, bagged six significant National Safety Council (NSC) USA awards for 2021. Alba is recognized as one of the top industrial companies in the world with high standards in Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG). Awards reflect...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys imports from Bahrain in 1Q2022 show Q-o-Q growth of 20.39%
According to the latest USGS statistics, the United States imported 30,700 tonnes of aluminium crude metals and alloys in the first quarter of 2021 (1Q2021), which on a Y-o-Y calculation surged by 54,900 tonnes or 178.82 per cent to halt at 85,600 tonnes in 1Q2022. The amount of aluminium crude...
UAE’s exports of aluminium crude metals and alloys to US in 1Q2022 surge by 19.92%
During the first quarter of 2022 (1Q2022), the United States imported 93,300 tonnes of aluminium crude metals and alloys from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which heightened by 15,500 tonnes or 19.92 per cent Y-o-Y, from 77,800 tonnes in 1Q2021. As per the USGS statistics, on a Q-o-Q calculation,...
EGA introduces health trackers to reduce heat-related problems in employees during UAE’s extreme summer
Today, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial organisation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), excluding oil and gas, declared that the company is attaching wearable technologies to its employees under its ‘Beat the Heat’ programme. This move is to diminish heat-induced illnesses...
Qatalum achieves dual certifications from ASI for primary aluminium smelting and foundry alloys manufacturing
Qatalum, a joint venture aluminium smelter between Qatar Petroleum and Norsk Hydro, has reportedly bagged dual certifications from the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. For primary aluminium smelting and manufacturing foundry alloys & extrusion ingots at Mesaieed Industrial City, Qatar, the smelter...
Alba invites German investments in setting up new projects at Aluminium Downstream Park in Bahrain
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) chairman, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, has reportedly invited German companies to open their manufacturing units and businesses at a 472,000 square metre Aluminium Downstream Park in Bahrain. The business park in the vicinity of Alba campus, led by the...
EGA projects to build a solar-powered production unit for silicon metal
The world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) plans to develop renewable energy sourced (solar-powered) production facility for silicon metal. Silicon is one of the crucial raw materials essential in the manufacturing of premium aluminium production. However, the...
Coca-Cola Middle East, Veolia extends collaboration to avert aluminium and plastic waste from landfills in UAE
Coca-Cola Middle east and French Veolia Group have intertwined in a partnership where they would provide cost-free, door-to-door recycling services in the UAE with a unified intention to begin a waste sorting arrangement through an efficient recyclable collection scheme. RECAPP, the brainchild of...
EGA unlocks major R&D advances in bauxite residue utilization
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), one of the leading producers of aluminium in the world, has unlocked a new development, which will result in all bauxite residues produced in the UAE being re-used in the UAE, due to significant R&D advances. “We have already achieved important success with other...
EGA participates in ‘Make it in the Emirates Forum’ to support industrial growth
On 21 st June 2022, the leading global aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) took part in the 'Make it in the Emirates Forum' orchestrated by the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, along with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development. This forum has an underlying...
