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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Bahrain’s national exports escalate by 62% with unwrought aluminium alloys as top product
Bahrain’s national exports escalated by 62 per cent arriving at US$1.2 billion or BD460 million during May 2022, if compared with a BD283 million collection for the same month last year. The records have been confirmed by the Information & eGovernment Authority (iGA) in their current foreign trade...
Primary aluminium production in Africa rebounds to 138,000 tonnes during May 2022
In May 2022, primary aluminium production in Africa rebounded to 138,000 tonnes after a dip in the previous month. According to the International Aluminium Institute’s latest data, Africa’s primary aluminium output in May witnessed an increase of 7,000 tonnes or 5.34 per cent month-on-month. In...
Alba unveils a new Environment, Social and Governance campaign aligned with Bahrain’s net zero emissions target
On Monday, June 20, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) inaugurated a new Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) campaign across all its plants to reinforce Alba ESG Roadmap’s six priority areas, in line with Bahrain’s commitment to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2060. The news came after...
World primary aluminium production posts a monthly growth of 4% to 5.805 million tonnes in May’22: IAI
According to the International Aluminium Institute, world primary aluminium production in May 2022 reported an increase of 3.64 per cent month-on-month to 5.805 million tonnes. In April, the output was at 5.601 million tonnes, down by 2.69 per cent from 5.756 million tonnes a month ago. On a...
Iranian aluminium semi-finished goods import during 2019-21 illustrates sharp decline followed by a marginal increase; 9% further plunge is predicted for 2022
In the Aluminum Association's definition, sheet aluminium is defined as being 0.008 inches thick to less than 0.25 inches thick. The thinnest aluminium is foil, 0.250 inches thick and the thicker aluminium is plate. Strips are sheets that are machined into units with smaller widths for specific...
Egyptalum is contemplating plant development to increase aluminium production efficiency following a profitable nine-month
Egypt Aluminum Company, more popularly known as Egyptalum, the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa, is contemplating revamping its current plant in a bid to enhance production efficiency of equipment and maintain the output capacity at 320,000 tonnes per annum. The...
Reynaers accomplishes the construction of Al Fattan Downtown residential towers project
The Belgium-based global provider of aluminium solutions, Reynaers Aluminium has recently finished off a vital project in the UAE, where the company was stationed to install its high-performance systems. The installation is to beautify and construct the intricate exterior of Al Fattan Downtown...
Ardagh Metal Packaging to expand La Ciotat French unit for aluminium recycling & innovation
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP), a beverage can group from New York, is now receiving supply-demand from a varied base of customers, both new and old, for a long term partnership in the Southwestern parts of Europe and Middle East Africa (MEA). The company has decided to expand its La Ciotat facility...
Aleastur and Tamkeen collaborate to turn Bahrain into a global hub for sustainable industries
Founded in 2006, Tamkeen, a semi-autonomous government agency in Bahrain, has collaborated with the Economic Development Board (EDB) to promote direct investment opportunities in the industrial sector. A treaty has been signed between Tamkeen Chief Executive, Husain Rajab and the Group Chief...
Primary aluminium weekly recap: RUSAL reveals its 2021 sustainability report, with special attention on 'Human Focus'; Alba expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region
The main attraction for this week’s global primary aluminium segment was RUSAL’s sustainability report. RUSAL, one of the world's largest aluminium manufacturers, released its 2021 annual sustainability report with special attention on ‘Human Focus.’ The report highlights RUSAL’s commitment towards...
EGA brings back Engineer the Future program in association with Emirates Schools Establishment
On 01 st June 2022, the largest industrial organisation in the UAE, excluding oil and gas, Emirate Global Aluminium, declared the return of the educational programme 'Engineer the Future' in partnership with Emirate Schools Establishment (ESE). This initiative will educate and instigate students in...
Alba expands its presence in the Asia-Pacific region with a new sales office in Singapore
On 27 th May 2022, the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), as a part of the effort to increase its presence in the Asian-Pacific market, opened a sales office in Singapore. An official inauguration took place for the new sales office and was done by the Chairman of...
Saudi’s ALUPCO and Egypt’s OCTA signs MoU to set up an aluminium extrusion facility
OCTA International Company, a multinational firm in the business of technology solutions to the oil & gas sector based in Egypt, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with aluminium products Company (ALUPCO), a counterpart of the Saudi Olayan Group. Through the amendment of this agreement,...
EGA collaborates with American University of Sharjah to re-use food waste to enrich manufactured soil made from bauxite residue
UAE’s largest industrial organisation, excluding gas and oil, Emirate Global Aluminium (EGA), has declared today a venture with the American University of Sharjah’s College of Engineering to study the beneficial qualities of re-using food waste to enhance the soil manufactured from bauxite residue....
EGA meets and greets global aluminium industry leaders to discuss decarbonising electricity generation for net-zero by 2050
On Wednesday, May 25, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) greeted aluminium industry leaders from all over the world in Dubai at the 50th-anniversary meeting of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The International Aluminium Institute brings together the global aluminium industry to promote...
GE signs a contract to modernize EGA's Al Taweelah power plant gas turbines to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Gulf aluminium giant, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and the American energy technology company, GE Power, have successfully collaborated on the up-gradation of four readily installed GE 9F gas turbines at the EGA’s Al Taweelah power plant. This notion will help contain the severity of the...
Africa’s primary aluminium production during April’22 drops 4.4% M-o-M to 131,000 tonnes: IAI
In April 2022, primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 131,000 tonnes, registering a month-on-month downfall of 6,000 tonnes or 4.38 per cent, showed the International Aluminium Institute data. In March, primary aluminium output was 137,000 tonnes, seeing a hike of 11.38 per cent from...
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre delegation visits EGA to discuss use of aluminium in space
Aluminium has been the primary material in spaceflight since the first satellite was launched in 1957. In order to explore potential collaboration and use of UAE-made aluminium in space, a delegation from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre led by Director General Salem Al Marri visited Emirates...
