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...
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Aluminium Bahrain Awards Line 7 Project Feasibility Study To Bechtel
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) awarded international construction firm Bechtel Co. Ltd. the contract to conduct a feasibility study for the upcoming Line 7 Project on Monday. Alba confirmed the contract award at a virtual meeting with Bechtel officials at which many other...
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...
Alba and Bechtel Extend Partnership with MoU on Line 6
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced on Monday the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with San Francisco construction and civil...
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Aluminium Bahrain’s Line 6 Expansion Achieves 25 Percent Completion
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) updated shareholders on the firm’s progress on the US$3-billion Line 6 Expansion Project yesterday, noting that the undertaking continues to run on the scheduled timeline. According to the firm, earthworks and concrete at the site are continuing as planned, with engineering at 50 percent completion, and procurement and contracts at 70 […]
Early Project Planning Complete on Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Smelter
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced the completion of the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) study for its Line 6 Expansion Project last week, marking the end of the optimization process of the project. The FEED study, which was conducted by International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel), identified several value-added opportunities, according to Alba. In addition, the study […]
Bahrain’s Alba Names Bechtel Contractor for Line 6 Project
The Kingdom of Bahrain’s Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) recently named US construction company International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel) the firm’s Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor for its Line 6 Expansion Project. The Line 6 project will make Alba’s plant the world’s largest aluminium smelter, boosting the plant’s output by 540,000 metric tons per […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
