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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Iran's aluminium production climbs 71% YoY in the first six months
Iran's aluminium production stood at 211,779 tonnes during the first six months to September 21. That was an increase of 71% compared with the same period last year, according to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization (IMIDRO). Iran’s flagship aluminium...
Alba receives two prestigious awards at 2020 MEIRA Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has received two prestigious awards – Leading Corporate for Investor Relations in Bahrain and Best Investor Relations Professional in Bahrain – at the 2020 Middle East Investor Relations Association (MEIRA) Annual...
Kuwait’s import of Aluminium Structures during 2018-20 unfolds rapid growth
Kuwait is a country full of wealth created from the small petroleum-based economy as well as a leading position in the financial service for GCC countries. These industries combined have led Kuwait's dinar to be the highest valued currency in the world. FocusEconomics analysts forecast a...
US aluminium prices are sliding anticipating tariff exemptions for UAE & Bahrain
Aluminium prices for US consumers, especially from the transport, construction, and packaging industries, are decreasing as the market is anticipating tariff exemptions for producers in the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This follows agreements by the two Arab states to establish ties between...
COVID-19 Solution: EGA completely shifts to online training model for employee learning and talent development
Emirates Global Aluminium has adopted specially-designed virtual learning platforms for its employee learning and talent development during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the onset of the pandemic, EGA moved all its workshops and learning circles online in just five weeks, launching a new virtual...
EPI broadens its manufacturing capabilities to support Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s aluminium components in UAE
EPI, a key contributor to UAE’s Defence, Aerospace, and Oil & Gas industries is broadening its manufacturing capabilities to support the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. On 28 th September’20, the announcement was made on the sidelines of the two-day Global Aerospace Summit, which takes place virtually from...
World alumina production grows 2.6% year-on-year to 11.366 million tonnes in August 2020: IAI
According to the latest data released by the International Aluminium Institute, world alumina production in August 2020 stood flat at 11.366 million tonnes, following a hike of 3.1 per cent from 11.029 million tonnes in June to 11.367 tonnes in July 2020. On a year-on-year basis, the output in...
Alba committed to achieve its 2020 production target of 1.54 million tonnes
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, announced that the company will have a strong finish by meeting its 2020 production target of 1,540,000 metric tonnes despite COVID 19 challenges. Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al...
Alba highlights its strategy to COVID-19 at the Virtual International Aluminium Conference 2020
Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali was a key speaker at the Virtual International Aluminium Conference 2020 by Fastmarkets. The conference was held from from 21 to 23 September 2020. The session focussed on current issues faced by the aluminium industry including COVID-19 – impacts,...
Africa’s primary aluminium production drops 2.46% YoY in January-August 2020
Africa produced 135,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in August 2020, marking a decrease of 2.88% from 139,000 tonnes in August 2019. The output increased by 1.5% from July 2020’s production of 133,000 tonnes and 3.85% from June 2020’s production of 130,000 tonnes, according to the latest data showed...
EGA publishes third annual Sustainability Report detailing its 2019 performance towards sustainable future
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, has come up with its third annual Sustainability Report, wherein it has all the details of the company’s 2019 environmental, social, and governance performance in the UAE as well the Republic of Guinea. The...
World primary aluminium production stood 2.45% higher in August 2020; Output in Jan-Aug rose 1.44%
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.485 million tonnes in August 2020, with a year-on-year increase of 2.45% from 5.354 million tonnes in August 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Monday, 21 September 2020. On a month-on-month...
Alba signs MoU with University of Bahrain to boost scientific and research cooperation
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with University of Bahrain (UoB). This will help boost cooperation between the two entities in various areas of research and academic programmes. Alba’s CEO Mr. Ali Al Baqali said: “This MoU is an extension of the collective...
Cameroon to build $3 billion hydro-power plant to support the growing demand from Aluminium sector, and others
Cameroon projects to build the Grand Eweng dam with a capacity of 810 MW by 2028 in alliance with the American company Hydromine. The power plant’s output will supply the aluminium sector, part of the Cameroonian population and the rest will be exported to Chad. The Central African nation has just...
Emirates Global Aluminium resumes hiring young UAE Nationals for operational areas in smelters and power plants
Emirates Global Aluminium announced on Tuesday, September 15, that it resumed hiring young Emirati talent for technical roles through its National Training programmes, following a pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Since July, Emirates recruited some 21 young Emiratis as the first batch of new...
Kiira Motors in Uganda to start manufacturing Electrics Vehicles in 2021; G Das Industrial to supply Aluminium components
The Government of Uganda has publicized June 2021 as the date for the start of manufacture of electric cars in Uganda, however, failed to hit the deadline in 2018. Kiira Motors on social media conveyed: “Expect us to start manufacturing Ugandan made vehicles from our Vehicle Plant by June 2021.” On...
Alba hosts virtual ‘Market Update’ sessions to apprise customers about its latest developments during COVID-19
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has taken a first-of-its-kind initiative by hosting virtual ‘Market Update’ sessions with its customers worldwide. Organised in cooperation with CRU, the virtual sessions took...
Algeria’s import of Aluminium foil during 2017-20 reveals an enterprising North African market
Algeria's economy is dominated by its export trade in petroleum and natural gas, commodities that, despite fluctuations in world prices, annually contribute roughly one-third of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The North African nation’s aluminium foil importation during 2017-19 has...
