Electrical Current Increase Brings Aluminium Bahrain’s Reduction Line 6 Production Rate To 560 MTPA
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) said last week that the nameplate capacity of its Reduction Line 6 recently rose by 20 thousand...
Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa
Alba Smelts 398,252 Metric Tons Of Aluminium In First Quarter
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) released results for the first quarter of 2023. Results were lower across the board, which the firm chalks up to a lower LME price and premiums. In the year’s first quarter, Alba reported a profit of US$126.2 million, off...
Progress Continues On Schedule At Aluminium Bahrain’s Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project
Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced this week that the Power Station 5 (PS5) Block 4 Project continues to be progressing according...
Alba Retains Spot As Top Ex-China Aluminium Smelter In 2022
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) has retained its spot as the biggest aluminium smelting company outside of the People’s Republic of...
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Aluminium Bahrain Commissions Forced Cooling Network Project At Potlines 4 and 5
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) kicked off 2023 this week by launching its Forced Cooling Network (FCN) Project at Potlines 4 and 5 earlier this week. The project will boost the amperage at Potlines 4 and 5 to 410 kA, which is expected to translate to an increase in production capacity of around 17 thousand metric […]
Aluminium Bahrain Awards Contract For Installation Of 9 Acres Of Solar Panels At Solar Farm Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) said this week that it has signed a contract with Advanced United Systems (AUS) to install about 9 acres of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Panels at its Solar Farm Project. The Solar Farm Project will consist of about 11,300 solar panels mounted atop parking facilities and certain facilities at Alba’s plant. The […]
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 topics of shared interest were discussed as well. In a press release, Chairman […]
Aluminium Bahrain’s Al Khalifa Emphasizes Vertical Integration In Meeting With Egypt Official
On Monday, officials from Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) met with Egypt’s public enterprises sector minister at the sidelines of the ARABAL Conference to discuss areas of potential mutual interest. Chairman of the Board of Directors Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa sat down with Egypt’s Minister of Public Enterprises Sector Mahmood Esmat and […]
Aluminium Bahrian Closes Financial Books On Power Station 5 Block 4 Project
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) announced this week that it has reached the financial close for the Power Station 5 Block 4 Project. In a virtual ceremony, Chief Executive Officer Ali Al Baqali, Chief Power Officer Amin Sultan, Chief Financial Officer Bryan Harris were joined by senior representatives from SEPCOIII, including Vice President Jie Li, and […]
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 ...
