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 looks to upsurge aluminium production to a new dimension: A new project in the southern part is bracing
A new aluminium project is to set in motion in the southern part of Iran and this will upsurge the nation’s production size to 785,000 tonnes. Reza Rahmani, Iran’s Minister of Industry, Mine and Trade said: “The project has come with a price tag of more than $1.2 billion and will see 300,000 tonnes...
US aluminium semis imports from Saudi Arabia see a M-o-M decline of 27.48% in January 2020
According to the data shown by the United States Geological Survey, the US in January 2020 imported 7,470 tonnes of aluminium plates, sheets and bars from Saudi Arabia. In December 2019, the US aluminium semi-finished product imports from Saudi Arabia were 10,300 tonnes, meaning the imports in...
World primary aluminium production rises 2% YoY and 6.4% MoM in March
Global primary aluminium production came in at 5.477 million tonnes in March, representing an increase of 1.52% from 5.395 million tonnes in March 2019, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Monday 20 April 2020. On a month-on-month comparison,...
UAE’s exports of crude metal and alloys to US down 40% YoY in January
The United Arab Emirates, one of the top aluminium exporters to the US, accounted for 8% of all aluminium imports by the US in January 2020. The UAE’s exports of crude metals and alloys to the US stood at 31,000 tonnes in January 2020, a decrease of 39.69% or 20,400 tonnes year-on-year. The UAE had...
Alba wins RoSPA’s Gold Medal Health and Safety Award this year for seven times in a row
According to a recent report, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter outside China, has bagged the 2020 Gold Medal Health and Safety Award from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for the seventh year in a row. Alba is honoured with the...
Turkey’s aluminium scrap import tends dynamic during 2017-20
The aluminium scrap import market of Turkey remains dynamic as the nation has imported 272,663 tonnes of scrap during 2017-19 and paid foreign revenue of $422.86 million. The projected aluminium scrap import for 2020 has been analysed at 100,672 tonnes and the amount to be paid has been extended to...
Iraq’s import market of Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles stands rock solid during 2017-20
The National Investment Commission (NIC) of Iraq has announced five new investment opportunities in Iraq and it includes aluminium. Iraq’s import of aluminium bar rod and profiles during 2017-19 has shown very positive growth for the industry as the total importation volume stood at 92,972 tonnes,...
Alba announces the appointment of six board members
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, announced the appointment of six new members to the company's board of directors on 05 April 2020. The company said the newly appointed six Directors by the shareholder Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Mumtalakat) to the...
Russia's NCCP to supply Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority low-enriched nuclear fuels components
Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant (NCCP) has signed a 10-year contract with the Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority for the supply of low-enriched nuclear fuel components, such as aluminium and uranium items, for the ETRR-2 research reactor. NCCP is a subsidiary of Russian nuclear fuel...
Sierra Leone in West Africa keeps the hope of its Bauxite export market during 2017-20
The main minerals mined in Sierra Leone other than bauxite are diamonds, rutile, gold, iron and limonite, though diamond mining makes the highest revenue in the overall mining sector. Diamond mining in Sierra Leone has been seen as one of the key factors for instability in the country and one of...
Egypt’s Aluminium foil import market reflects growth during 2017-19: Projection of 7% downfall in 2020
The land of Pyramid’s, Egypt, has been reflecting positively for aluminium foil importation market during 2017-19. The total importation for aluminium foil remained at 87,626 tonnes during 2017-19. The projected for 2020 though shows a dip of 7%, whereas when the total import quantity adds up with...
Saudi Arabia’s aluminium ingot export shows dip during 2017-20
At the desert complex of Saudi Arabia’s north-eastern Gulf coast, refineries, smelters and casting machines transform dull pink rocks into silver aluminium bars, a symbol of the kingdom’s attempt to diversify its economy. After only two years in operation, the $10.8 billion aluminium project at Ras...
US starts trade investigation towards import of aluminium sheet from 18 countries
The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has started a preliminary anti-dumping investigation in regards to the imports of common alloy aluminium sheet from 18 countries, including Germany, Oman, Bahrain, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Turkey and Slovenia. On 31st March’20, ITC stated that the...
Africa’s Jan-Feb primary aluminium output falls 1.5 YoY
Africa produced 127,000 tonnes of primary aluminium in February 2020. That was unchanged from 2019. The output reduced by 6.62 per cent from January 2020’s production of 136,000 tonnes and 8.63 per cent from December 2019’s production of 139,000 tonnes, according to the latest data showed by the...
Low carbon Aluminium plant is on planning as upcoming project for DUBAL Holding
The Dubal Holding Company has been in concern for setting up multiple projects in the UAE; a low carbon aluminium plant is at high priority as communicated by the CEO of Dubal Holding today. The Dubai government’s investment arm for power and energy, commodities, mining and industrial projects is...
World primary aluminium production rises 3.75% YoY in February; Jan-Feb output up by 2%
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.112 million tonnes in February, with a year-on-year increase of 3.75% according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, 20 March 2020. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production declined by 6.15%...
The Ducab Group of UAE declares profit up by 5% in 2019
The manufacturer of high-performance aluminium cables in UAE, The Ducab Group, recorded a 5% gain in profits for 2019. The company, owned by Dubai and Abu Dhabi governments is yet to release the breakdown of the financials. Ducab, which operates six manufacturing facilities across four sites in the...
Jordan’s import of Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles tends positive during 2017-20
The termination of the safeguards imposed on the import of aluminium bar rods and profiles by Jordan in later part of 2019, has shown much more positive growth over the import demand. The projected import for 2020 for aluminium bar rods and profiles for has been in five figures as the volume is...
