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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Ma’aden Aluminium becomes new Production & Transformation member of ASI
Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced Ma’aden Aluminium has become a new Production & Transformation member of the ASI. This brings the total number of members working toward a responsible aluminium value chain to 114. Ma’aden is a supplier of primary and rolled product solutions to...
Alba wins five major International Safety Awards from National Safety Council
Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali said: “Starting 2020 strong with winning five major international Safety Awards from the National Safety Council is one of our best achievements to date.” Alba scooped the 2020 Safety Leadership Award, 2020 Occupational Excellence...
Minim-Martap Bauxite deposit to be ready for exploitation in 2022: Canyon Resources declares
The long-awaited exploitation of Minim-Martap Bauxite deposit in Northern Cameroon could be started in 2022. This wish has been rendered by the Project Manager, James Durant in Minim on 13 th February’20. The project its hand over by the Cameroonian government to Australian junior mining company...
Alba declares its Q4 2019 and Full-Year 2019 financial performance
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) published its Full-Year and Fourth Quarter 2019 Results during a meeting of the Company’s Board of Directors on Thursday 13 th February’20. Also, Alba’s Board of Directors approved the appointment of Mr Ali Al Baqali as the Chief Executive Officer with immediate...
Qamco reports net profit of QR80m for thirteen-month period ended on December 31, 2019
Qatar Aluminium Manufacturing Company (Qamco), a 50 per cent shareholder in Qatar Aluminium Limited, has announced the results of its thirteen-month financial period ended on December 31, 2019, reporting a net profit of QR 80 million. The company's EBITDA stood at QR 704 million, revenue amounted...
Kuwait’s import of Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles slows down: The Projected decline in 2020 is 3.53%
The gradual rise in price for Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles had shown drowsiness in Kuwait’s import. Kuwait, a small country in the Arab world, but considered to have one of the strongest currencies globally. Kuwait has been importing Aluminium Bar Rods and Profiles from multi countries as and...
Alba reports 33% sales growth in 2019; aluminium production jumps 35% to reach 1.37 million tonnes
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has achieved an all-time record in its metal sales in 2019. The sales’ jumped 33% Year-over-Year (YoY) to 1,350,326 tonnes and the production volume topped 1,365,005 tonnes, up by 35% YoY. For the fourth quarter of 2019,...
EGA’s efficiency of electricity generation to get enhanced: Giant gas turbine moved by road to EGA Jebel Ali site
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, on 8 th February’20 made public that a giant gas turbine, the biggest in the UAE, has been moved by road from DP World’s Jebel Ali port and installed at EGA’s Jebel Ali site in a...
Alba met and signed agreements with three Italian companies for advanced commercial opportunities
On Tuesday, February 4, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) took part in a high-level Bahraini delegation to Italy, as an opportunity to explore further expansion and partnership opportunities with Italian companies. Organised by the Bahrain Economic Development Board, the delegation was led by HRH Prince...
“The aluminium sector, with EGA at its heart, generates some $5.5 billion of activity in the national economy, accounting for 1.4 per cent of national GDP”- Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer, Emirates Global Aluminium.
Emirates Global Aluminium is the world’s largest ‘premium aluminium’ producer and the biggest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas. EGA operates aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, an alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, and a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the...
Alba held the first Leadership Workshop of 2020: ‘One Team, One Goal’
The world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), held its first workshop “One Team, One Goal” in the Executive Education Series for 2020 on 30 th January, for its Executives, Directors, and Managers at the Alba Club. The Leadership Workshop was held in cooperation...
Kilfi dairy farmers in Kenya start using Aluminium containers, disown plastic
The county government of Kilfi has encouraged dairy farmers to start storing milk in aluminium containers and disown plastic storages. Aluminium met required sanitary standards for milk storage. The county authorities also wanted the dairy farmers to stop hawking milk in villages and as an...
EGA secures revolving credit facility worth $600 million
Emirates Global Aluminium, the UAE’s largest industrial company outside oil and gas, announced on Monday, February 3, that it secured a revolving credit facility worth $600 million, with a syndicate of UAE and international banks. The credit facility, priced at a competitive margin, is committed...
EGA leaders applaud the team that delivered historic first UAE industrial technology project
On 2 nd February’20 the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), apprehended more than 100 staffs who contributed to the success of the company’s historical export of UAE-developed industrial technology to Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA)...
Know How AlCircle’s third e-magazine “Aluminium Middle East: Focus 2020” took the internet by storm
We are once again more than happy to share the performance metrics of our third quarterly e-magazine “ Aluminium Middle East: Focus 2020 ”, which in just two months has achieved overwhelming responses from all over the world. In the era of advanced digital media when every outcome is measurable and...
Africa’s primary aluminium production up 4.5% MoM in December; 2019 production drops 1.5%
Africa’s primary aluminium production totalled 139,000 tonnes in December 2019, representing a decrease of 1.42 per cent from 141,000 tonnes in December 2018, according to the International Aluminium Institute (IAI). The output was up 4.51 per cent from November’s production of 133,000 tonnes and...
Alba Receives Bronze Medal from EcoVadis
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has been distinguished with the ‘Bronze Medal’ 2020 in recognition of its commitment and performance in terms of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) by the international rating platform EcoVadis. Based on...
Aluminium wires exports from Bahrain to see a de-growth of 15% in 2020 after back-to-back YoY rises
Aluminium wires, for having characteristics like electrical-conductivity, corrosion-resistance, lightweight, high-strength, and low cost to produce, are nowadays becoming increasingly popular for electrical wiring and in utility grid transmission and distribution networks. Through 2021, the global...
