Bahrain

Alba Opens Jetty Extension At Port Facilities

Alba Opens Jetty Extension At Port Facilities

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) commissioned the new marine jetty extension at the firm’s port facilities this week. The new jetty will allow ships of a much larger size to be used for importing alumina. The new jetty extension is part of a...

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Events

Alba’s Bottom Line Jumps By 81 Percent In 2020 To US$25.9 MM

Alba’s Bottom Line Jumps By 81 Percent In 2020 To US$25.9 MM

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) released results for the final quarter and full year of 2020 last week. Financial numbers were generally up in both periods despite the global pandemic and its effect upon the aluminium sector. In the fourth quarter of 2020 Alba turned a profit of US$85.1 million, better by 132 percent on the […]

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Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project Named Best Of The Year By MEED Projects Awards

Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project Named Best Of The Year By MEED Projects Awards

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) was named the GCC Industrial Project of the Year by the MEED Projects Awards earlier this week for its Line 6 Expansion Project. The MEED Project Awards are handed out to firms that demonstrate excellence in the Gulf region across several sectors, judging them on criteria including project delivery and operations, […]

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Alba Inks MoU With Hangzhou Jinjiang On Alumina Feedstock Supply

Alba Inks MoU With Hangzhou Jinjiang On Alumina Feedstock Supply

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced last week the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Chinese aluminium firm Hangzhou Jinjiang Group Co. Ltd (HJJ) to collaborate on supplying Alba’s aluminium smelters with alumina. The memorandum, which was signed in a virtual ceremony last month, establishes an agreement to investigate the possibility of forming a collaboration […]

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COVID-19 Dims Alba’s Third Quarter Numbers

COVID-19 Dims Alba’s Third Quarter Numbers

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced results for the year’s third quarter and its first nine months yesterday, reporting numbers lower than usual due to the volatile global market that was upended due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. In the year’s third quarter Alba reported a net loss of BD11.6 million (US$31 million), reversing a net […]

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