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...
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)
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 commissioning of over 14 dozen new pots, bringing the plant’s sixth line to 50 percent capacity. “We are pleased to announce that Potline 6 is...
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...
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...
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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 […]
Alba Concludes Second Tranche Of ECA Financing For Line 6 Expansion Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced on Sunday the closure of the last installment of the second tranche of Export Credit Agency (ECA) financing for Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project. Per the firm, the second tranche consists of a ten-year, US$136-million Export Development Canada (EDC) facility and a €90-million (US$102 million) Japan Bank for International Cooperation […]
Alba Tops 1 Million Metric Tons In Aluminium Sales In 2018
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) continued its climb to the top of the global aluminium-smelting mountain last year, posting a sales volume of over 1 million metric tons in 2018. Per the company, last year witnessed the sale of 1,012,548 metric tons of aluminium, representing an all-time high for the company. Last year’s sales total increased […]
Alba Surpasses 2018 Aluminium Production Goal Of 1 Million Metric Tons
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) achieved a new high-water mark in production volume last year, clocking a per-annum production rate of 1,011,101 metric tons. The record exceeded the firm’s production target by over 11 thousand metric tons per annum. The 2018 result was a rise of 3 percent over 2017’s production volume of 981,016 metric tons […]
Alba Commissions Line 6 Two Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Months of construction came to an end at Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) earlier this week after the firm commissioned Potline 6, making the firm’s operations the largest single-site aluminium smelter on Earth. The commissioning, which involved energizing the pot for the first time, occurred almost two weeks ahead of the scheduled completion date of January […]
Aluminium Market Update: Why Are Aluminium Prices Lagging Behind Other Base Metals?
Base metals prices have recovered significantly since January’s lows after news that the US and China are inching closer to signing a trade deal. According to reports, both sides will lower or remove tariffs upon signing a trade agreement, but it is ...
The Venezuela Blackout Spells Doom for its Aluminium Industry
After Venezuela’s energy supply failed on March 8th, the directors of the CVG together with the presidents of each company ...
Aluminium Alloys in the Automotive Industry: a Handy Guide
Looking at the flurry of announcements of new aluminium alloys developed by some of the big aluminium producers (Novelis, Constellium, ...
Interview with European Aluminium’s Maarten G. Labberton and Magdalena Garczyńska
In the run-up to European Aluminium’s 15th International Aluminium Recycling Congress, which will take place between February 26-27 in Colmar, ...
