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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US aluminium plates, sheets and bars imports from Oman slips by 1.20% Y-o-Y in October 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 7,370 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Oman, showing a month-on-month hike of 990 per tonne or 15.51%. In September 2021, 6,380 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets and bars were imported from Oman, showing...
Nigeria: Chinese business investors to set up world-class aluminium profile facility in Lagos
A team of Chinese business investors are in Nigeria to build a world-class aluminium profiles facility in Lagos to support the restriction towards the high rate of fake aluminium products. As per our report, the promoters of the new firm following the establishment of the aluminium factory will...
Alumina production in Africa & Asia (ex-China) stands 7% higher YoY at 3.37 MT during 4Q2021
In Africa & Asia (ex-China), alumina production in December 2021 stood at 1.166 million tonnes, reflecting an increase of 4.67 per cent month-on-month. In November, alumina output in Africa & Asia (ex-China) came in at 1.114 million tonnes, up by 2.20 per cent from 1.090 million tonnes. On a...
Cameroon sorting out to recapitalize Alucam with the aid of three European financial institutions
The aluminium company in Cameroon is presently sorting out with a group of three European financial institutions to recapitalize Cameroon Aluminium Company (Alucam), the only primary aluminium producer in the CEMAC zone. As per our report from the Technical Commission for the Rehabilitation of...
Africa’s primary aluminium production in Q4 2021 grows 2% YoY to 407,000 tonnes; Output in December hikes 6%
In December 2021, primary aluminium production in Africa stood at 139,000 tonnes, flaunting an increase of 8,000 tonnes or 6.11 per cent month-on-month. In November, Africa’s primary aluminium output came in at 131,000 tonnes, down by 6,000 tonnes from 137,000 tonnes in October 2021. On a...
US aluminium plates, sheets and bars import from South Africa hikes by 115.58% Y-o-Y in October 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 5,670 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets and bars from South Africa, showing a month-on-month surge of 2,160 per tonne or 61.53%. In September 2021, 3,510 tonnes of US aluminium plates, sheets and bars were imported from...
Aluminium Bahrain signs MoU with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to reduce its carbon footprint
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world's largest aluminium smelter outside of China, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries EMEA Ltd. (MHI EMEA), a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, on January 19, 2022, to collaborate on ways to reduce...
US aluminium crude metals and alloys import from UAE hikes 26.95% Y-o-Y in October 2021
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the United States imported 31,900 tonnes of US aluminium crude metals and alloys from United Arab Emirates (UAE) in October 2021, showing a month-on-month upward movement of 16,300 per tonne or by 104.48%. In September 2021, 15,600 tonnes of US...
Alba warmly receives the high-level delegation from Spanish group ALEASTUR
On 16th January 2022, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East which initiated its commercial operations way back in 1971, welcomed a high-level delegation from the Spanish group ALEASTUR. The delegation from ALEASTUR comprised of Leopoldo Galán, the MD of...
UAE’s export of aluminium scrap during 2019-21 illustrates uneven movement; 9% downfall predicted for 2020
The nation in the Gulf region, United Arab Emirates is one of the largest producers of aluminium in the world, with Emirates Global Aluminium is ranked as one of the largest industrial companies of UAE outside the oil and gas sector. EGA takes part in the national can collection programme, marking...
Downstream weekly recap: Kaiser Aluminum declares a quarterly cash dividend of US$0.77 per share; TANAKA Denshi Kogyo to set up new plant for aluminium bonding wires in Hangzhou, China
The downstream sector of the aluminium industry has been under the spotlight for a limited but strong number of reasons. To start with, according to a new study, the increased usage of electric vehicles (EVs) in global transportation is good for aluminium producers like Hindalco but negative for...
Algeria’s aluminium bar rods and profiles import during 2019-21 illustrates constant downfall; 17% further dip predicted for 2022
The North African nation, Algeria which is heavily dependent on the petroleum economy, has been straggling behind since the drop in oil prices in 2014. However, the World Bank ranks Algeria as an upper-middle-income nation. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was worth $145.16 billion in 2020,...
Financially distressed Bahrain’s aluminium downstream facility Garmco reaches final agreement with creditors to ensure functionalizing
The first and one of the largest downstream aluminium facilities in the Middle East for rolling, cutting and fabricating aluminium, the Bahrain-based Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill B.S.C (“GARMCO”) notified that it has reached a final agreement with the group of Creditors to ensure continuity of the...
Iraq’s import of aluminium semi-finished goods during 2019-21 manifests rise in demand with edgy downfall; marginal growth of 1.8% estimated for 2022
As per the overview of the World Bank, Iraq remains on the list of countries that are heavily or mostly dependent on oil production and export. In the last few decades, its oil revenues have shouldered for more than 99% of exports, 85% of the government’s budget, and 42% of GDP. However, this...
Israel gets down buying aluminium from Bahrain: Sources
The middle-eastern nation on the Mediterranean Sea, Israel surfaced importation of aluminium from Bahrain, as reported by Manama’s local print media on 9 th January, mentioning it over an interview with Eitan Na'eh, the present Israeli ambassador to Bahrain. In 2021, Eitan Na'eh was appointed as...
Downstream weekly recap: Impol-TLM to invest 24 million euros in building an aluminium block casting plant; EEC initiates extension of 0% customs duty on vanadium-aluminium ligature imports
The beginning of 2022 has been quite eventful for the global aluminium downstream industry. A lot of new events, projects, has kept the downstream sector under the spotlight. To begin with, Ehab El Elwany, marketing head and spokesman for Egypt Aluminum (Egyptalum) (EGAL), announced that the...
Alba’s production performance in 2021 sets a new record
The first aluminium smelter of the Gulf region, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), sets a breaking operational record of 1,561,222 metric tonnes in 2021 as it accomplished its golden jubilee of operations. Furthermore, Alba attained an outstanding Safety milestone by closing 2021 with more than 20...
Tunisia’s export of aluminium scrap during 2019-22 illustrates a fluctuating movement
Aluminium is regarded as a sustainable metal, which signifies it can be recycled again and again with no loss of material, like aluminium cans are 100% recyclable, making them the most recyclable (and valuable) of all materials. The most common source of scrap aluminium is general-purpose items,...
