UPDATE: Oman's Sohar Aluminium resumes production after interruption at its smelter
Oman's Sohar Aluminium today announced that the aluminium production started again on Friday, 15th September, following the interruption at its smelter in Sohar.
The company had informed about an accident which interrupted normal operations in August. The accident halted aluminium production for six-and-a-half hours.
"Sohar Aluminium has confirmed it has re-energised the potline, and on Friday 15th September 2017 gradually began re-starting the pots and the production of aluminium," said Said Al Masoudi, chief executive officer of Sohar Aluminium.
"The company is still working closely with a team of industry experts to progressively return to full production levels as early as possible," he added.
Sohar Aluminium is jointly owned by Oman Oil Company, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC - TAQA and Rio Tinto. The smelter has an annual production capacity of 375,000 tonnes of aluminium.
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