Line 6 Project

Alba Seals First Cathode in Line 6 Expansion Project

Alba Seals First Cathode in Line 6 Expansion Project

Mideastern aluminium firm Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced the completion of another milestone in its Line 6 Expansion Project last week, revealing to investors that the company completed the initial cathode sealing operation on the line. Cathode sealing is an important part...

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Events

Despite Line 5 Damage, Alba Turns In Strong Second Quarter and First Half Numbers

Despite Line 5 Damage, Alba Turns In Strong Second Quarter and First Half Numbers

Boosted in part by a rebound in aluminium prices, Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) posted better financial numbers for the just-ended quarter and half. Alba turned in total sales of US$476.9 million in the second quarter, up year-on-year from last year’s Q2 total of 441 million. Net income for the quarter came to US$47.1 million, up […]

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Alba Lays Foundation for Sixth Potline

Alba Lays Foundation for Sixth Potline

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced over the weekend that the concrete foundation of the firm’s new Potline 6 facility has been laid. A portion of the Line 6 project, Potline 6 consists of two pot rooms, each of which is just under a mile long. As such, these buildings are the longest in the Line […]

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Construction Underway on Alba’s Sixth Aluminium Potline

Construction Underway on Alba’s Sixth Aluminium Potline

Shovels have turned the first dirt in the construction of Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.’s long-awaited Line 6 Expansion Project. Alba made the announcement of same this past Sunday. The new line is slated to cover an area of 150 acres and require an earthwork cut-and-fill volume of 63.6 million square feet of dirt. Companies local to […]

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Aluminium Bahrain Appoints New Director of Casthouse

Aluminium Bahrain Appoints New Director of Casthouse

Mideast aluminium smelter Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. announced the appointment of Abdul Rasool Ahmed Abdul Rasool to the position of Director of Casthouse. An Alba veteran of over three decades, Rasool joined the company in 1985 as an Operator. He was promoted to Supervisor after a dozen years of experience in the casthouse, then was promoted […]

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Early Project Planning Complete on Alba’s Line 6 Aluminium Smelter

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 […]

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