Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C., or simply Alba, is one of the largest industrial companies in the Middle East and is one of the largest aluminium producers in the world. The company is based in Bahrain and 84% of its total workforce are Bahraini nationals.
The company produces a range of aluminium products, which include billets, liquid metal, standard ingots, rolling slab, propertzi and others. About 50 per cent of Alba’s aluminium is sold to Bahrain’s downstream industry while the rest is exported to countries within the GCC, the Middle East, Europe, Americas, Far-East and South Asia.
In 2017, the company set an all time production record in its history with 981,016 metric tonnes.
Type: Public
Traded as: BHSE: ALBH, LSE: ALBH
Industry: Aluminium
Founded: 1968 (Operations began in 1971)
Headquarters: Askar, Bahrain
Area served: Middle East, North Africa, Asia, Americas and Europe
Products: Standard ingots, rolling slabs, foundry alloy ingots, extrusion billets, T-Ingots, liquid metal, potable water, calcined coke
Website: www.albasmelter.com