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Alba Reports Gross Profit Increase Of 6 Percent In 2019

Alba Reports Gross Profit Increase Of 6 Percent In 2019

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. released results for the final quarter and full year of 2019 on Thursday. Despite less than favorable market conditions, the firm reported better results in most metrics for both periods largely due to the commissioning of aluminium production at...

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Alcoa Recognized As Aluminium Industry Sustainability Leader By S&P Global

Alcoa Recognized As Aluminium Industry Sustainability Leader By S&P Global

Pittsburgh aluminium pioneer Alcoa Corporation announced earlier this week that it has been named the aluminium industry’s top performer by S&P Global in the just-released Sustainability Yearbook 2020. S&P Global utilizes SAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment to determine its yearly rankings, which is a metric used by other such indices, including Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). […]

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Altech Projects Growing Market For High-Purity Alumina As Lithium-Ion Batteries Gain Popularity

Altech Projects Growing Market For High-Purity Alumina As Lithium-Ion Batteries Gain Popularity

Australian innovator Altech Chemicals Ltd. released a report yesterday detailing the firm’s expectations regarding the use of high-purity alumina (HPA) in next-generation lithium-ion batteries, which it says is likely only to increase in the coming years. The report begins by explaining the mechanics of a lithium-ion battery, which essentially consists of an anode, a cathode, […]

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Alba Sells Record High 1.3 Million Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2019

Alba Sells Record High 1.3 Million Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2019

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. set a record last year for aluminium sales volume, moving over 1.3 million metric tons of aluminium in 2019. According to a press release, Alba’s aluminium sales volume rose by one-third over the prior year, reaching a total of 1,350,326 metric tons and establishing a new high-water mark for the firm. Alba’s […]

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Cutting Edge Siemens Gas Turbine Installed At EGA Power Project

Cutting Edge Siemens Gas Turbine Installed At EGA Power Project

Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) last week announced the successful transport from port and installation of the biggest gas turbine in the United Arab Emirates into its under-construction power block. The firm said in a statement that the Siemens H-class gas turbine was transported from its location at the Jebel Ali port about 10 miles […]

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Bell Announces Duo Of New Aluminium Can Plants To Be Built In United States

Bell Announces Duo Of New Aluminium Can Plants To Be Built In United States

Colorado’s Ball Corporation says a rise in aluminium packaging has prompted them to build another two specialty beverage aluminium can plants in the United States. Such was the message from the firm’s CEO John Hayes on Thursday. In a press release announcing the firm’s quarterly results, Hayes laid the groundwork for the announcement by noting […]

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