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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World primary aluminium production drops 2.52% YoY in November; Jan-Nov output slightly down
Global primary aluminium production stood at 5.193 million tonnes in November, with a year-on-year drop of 2.52%, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Friday, 20 December 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production declined by 2.92%...
Iran's aluminium output falls 26% YoY in the first eight months of Iranian year
Iran's production of aluminium stood at 171,334 tonnes during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-November 21). That was down 26 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to the Iranian Mines and Mining Industries Development and Renovation Organization...
Alba partners with Regain for its Spent Pot Lining Treatment Plant
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has signed Regain as the technology partner for its Spent Pot Lining (SPL) Treatment Plant. In September, Alba announced the establishment of the first-of-its-kind SPL Treatment Plant in the GCC and Bahrain. The company will...
ARABAL 2019 concludes successfully in Bahrain with 500 conference delegates and 750 exhibition attendees
23rd ARABAL Conference and Exhibition held from 19 – 21 November under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa and organised by Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA), successfully concluded in Bahrain with over 500 conference delegates and more than 750 exhibition attendees. The...
EGA announces the appointment of Abdulla Jassem Kalban as new Managing Director
Abdulla Jassem Kalban and Abdulnasser Ibrahim Saif Bin Kalban is reportedly becoming Emirates Global Aluminium's new Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, with effect from January 2020. Such was the announcement made by the Board of EGA on Wednesday, December 18. Abdulla Jassem Kalban, as...
Alba refinances US$1.5 billion syndicated loan facility for Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest smelter ex-China, successfully refinanced its US$1.5 billion syndicated loan facility in connection to the Line 6 Expansion Project. Alba managed to reduce interest margin from 325 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to 300 basis...
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project paves way for new era of growth and prosperity
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Chairman Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa said the company’s Line 6 Expansion Project is a game-changer and marks a turning point for Alba and a new era of growth and prosperity for Bahrain. With the inauguration of the Project on Sunday 24 November 2019, Alba has...
Ultromex secures contract for its ALTROMEX dross processing technology
Ultromex has secured a multi-million pound Middle East contract from Radian Oil and Gas Co. (Radian) to deliver its ALTROMEX dross processing technology. The company provides innovative solutions to the aluminium industry to recover value from aluminium dross and other industrial by-products for...
Citic Dicastal inaugurates second aluminium plant in Morocco
Citic Dicastal, a manufacturer of aluminium alloy wheels for the auto industry, has inaugurated its new aluminium plant in Kenitra, Morocco. The company invested €350 million to set up its second manufacturing factory. The 30,000-square-meter project has created over 1,200 new job opportunities at...
EGA hosts training session by Aluminium Stewardship Initiative for its downstream consumers
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest aluminium producer in the Middle East is supporting the downstream consumers of its metal to engage with the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative. The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative is a global, non-profit standards setting and certification organisation...
Africa’s primary aluminium output contracts 3.5% YoY in October; Jan-Oct production dips 1.37%
Africa’s primary aluminium production totalled 138,000 tonnes in October 2019, a decrease of 3.5% from 143,000 tonnes in October 2018, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Wednesday, November 20. The output was up 2.99% from 134,000 tonnes in...
Alba becomes the largest aluminium smelter in ex-China world with the inauguration of Line 6
With the inauguration of Line 6 Expansion Project on Sunday 24 November 2019, Bahrain-based Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has become the largest aluminium smelter in ex-China world. The potline was inaugurated by King Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Prince Salman bin...
Alba’s Sixth Potline to be inaugurated by Bahrain King on Sunday, November 24
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa announced during the opening of Arabal 2019 that its Line 6 Expansion Project would be inaugurated on Sunday, November 24, by His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa. Chairman said Bahrain would become the home of the world’s...
World primary aluminium production rises 3.26% MoM in October; Jan-Oct output slips marginally
Global primary aluminium production totalled 5.392 million tonnes in October, with a year-on-year drop of 1.79%, according to the latest data showed by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) on Wednesday, 20 November 2019. On a month-on-month comparison, aluminium production inched up by 3.26%...
Launched! “Aluminium Middle East: Focus 2020”
Building on the success of its first two e-magazines “Aluminium LeaderSpeak 2019” and “Aluminium Industry 4.0: Drivers & Change Makers ”, AlCircle has launched its region focused e-magazine on the topic “Aluminium Middle East: Focus 2020”. In ex-China world, Middle East aluminium sector plays a...
Qatar’s aluminium crude, metals and alloys exports to the US recorded a drop of 30% in August
After a considerable rise of 29 per cent in July 2019, Qatar’s aluminium crude, metals and alloys exports to the United States recorded a drop in August by about 30 per cent to stand at 10,700 tonnes, found United States Geological Survey. In July, the export volume was amounted to 15,300 tonnes...
EGA extends aluminium supply agreement with BMW
Emirates Global Aluminium announced that it has extended its UAE-made aluminium supply agreement with BMW. The new deal will see EGA’s aluminium supplies to BMW continue until 2022. A BMW representative visited EGA’s Jebel Ali site in Dubai to mark the start of the new agreement. EGA, one of the...
ADNOC signs supply agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium for calcined petroleum coke
The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed a long-term agreement with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to supply calcined petroleum coke produced by its new Carbon Black and Delayed Coker (CBDC) facility in Ruwais. The deal will allow EGA to source up to 40% of its calcined coke...
