Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)

Alba’s Line 6 Reaches Halfway Point In Start-Up Process

Alba’s Line 6 Reaches Halfway Point In Start-Up Process

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. reached the halfway point on start-up at its new Line 6 after successfully bringing another 106 pots online last week, bringing the total number of operational pots to 212. Alba held an event on Tuesday to mark the occasion,...

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Events

Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Potline Reaches 50 Percent Capacity

Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Potline Reaches 50 Percent Capacity

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced over the weekend another milestone in its Line 6 Expansion Project with the handover of over 14 dozen new pots, allowing the firm to begin commissioning over half the line’s new capacity. “We are pleased to announce that Potline 6 is now in full ramp-up mode with the handover of the […]

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Alba Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

Alba Joins Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. became the newest member of the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative last week, entering the body as a Production and Transformation member. Alba joins the ASI as its 81st member after achieving full compliance with the most recent ISO certification, implementation of International Finance Corporation protocols, its substantial reported track record of safety and […]

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Alba Commissions 40 New Pots On Line 6

Alba Commissions 40 New Pots On Line 6

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. updated investors on its Line 6 Expansion Project earlier this week, noting the successful testing of over three dozen pots, all of which are now fully operational. In addition to bringing 40 new potlines online, Alba pointed out the safety record achieved in the process. Per the firm, employees on the project […]

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Spike In Alumina Prices Hammer Alba’s Bottom Line In 2018

Spike In Alumina Prices Hammer Alba’s Bottom Line In 2018

Though a rise in sales volumes and a recovery of alumina prices at the LME, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C’s fourth quarter and full year numbers struggled largely due to an “unprecedented” jump in alumina prices. In the fourth quarter Alba reported a net loss of US$47 million, a reversal on the year from last year’s net […]

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One-Fifth Of Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Destined For Spot Market

One-Fifth Of Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Destined For Spot Market

Around one-fifth of the primary aluminium to roll off Aluminium Bahrain’s new Line 6 is slated for sale on the global spot market according to the firm’s CEO Tim Murray. In a recent interview with S&P Global Platts, Murray said the US$3-billion project is on the verge of first production. “We commissioned it on December […]

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