Aluminium Bahrain

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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.
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HeadquartersAskar, Bahrain
Area served
Worldwide
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Websitealbasmelter.com

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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (trading as Alba) is a Bahraini aluminium producer and smelting company based in Askar, Bahrain. The company was incorporated in 1968 and began commercial operations in 1971 as the first aluminium smelter in the Middle East. Alba is dually listed on the Bahrain Bourse and the London Stock Exchange.

History

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The Foundation Stone was laid by the late Amir Shaikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa on 06 January 1969.

Alba was incorporated on 9 August 1968 by Amiri decree. Construction of the smelter began in 1969, and the company produced its first aluminium in May 1971 with an initial capacity of 120,000 metric tonnes per year. During the following decades, Alba expanded its production base by commissioning Reduction Line 3 in 1981, Reduction Line 4 and Power Station 3 in 1992, a coke calciner in 2002, and Reduction Line 5 in 2005, which increased total capacity to more than 830,000 metric tonnes per year.[1]

In 2010, Alba completed an initial public offering and obtained a dual listing on the Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange.[2][3] In 2015, the company approved its Line 6 Expansion Project, and in 2016 it secured about US$1.5 billion in bank commitments for the project.[4] In November 2019, line 6 was inaugurated, which raised Alba's annual production capacity to more than 1.5 million metric tonnes.[5]

In February 2025, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) completed the acquisition of SABIC's 20.62 percent stake in Alba, becoming the company's second-largest shareholder after Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company.[6]

2026 Iran war

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References

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alba's Corporate Profile". Aluminium Bahrain. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Bladd, Joanne (8 November 2010). "Aluminium Bahrain prices IPO at BD0.900 per share". Arabian Business.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ALBH on LME Website". Aluminium Bahrain. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Aluminium Bahrain increases line 6 loan to $1.5 bln". Al Arabiya. Reuters. 8 September 2016.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Our History". Aluminium Bahrain.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."SABIC announces completion of sale of its shareholding in Alba to Ma'aden". SABIC. 24 February 2025.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alba facility was subject to an Iranian attack on Saturday 28 March 2026". Aluminium Bahrain. 29 March 2026.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Bahrain's Alba confirms Iranian attack on its facilities". Bangkok Post. Reuters. 30 March 2026.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Alba facility was subject to an Iranian attack on Saturday 28 March 2026". Aluminium Bahrain. 29 March 2026.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."State-owned Aluminium Bahrain plant hit in Iranian attack, two workers hurt but operations to go on". Malay Mail. Reuters. 29 March 2026.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iran's IRGC claims attacks on UAE, Bahrain aluminium facilities". Al Jazeera. 29 March 2026.
  12. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Iran Guards say struck Bahrain, UAE aluminium plants". The New Arab. 29 March 2026.

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