as lse albh bhse albh industry aluminium founded 1968 operations began in 1971 headquarters askar bahrain area served middle east north africa asia and europe key people shaikh daij bin salman bin daij al khalifa chairman tim murray ceo amin sultan acting coo ali al baqali cfo khalid a. latif cmo products standard ingots rolling slabs foundry alloy ingots extrusion billets t ingots liquid metal calcined coke revenue 1.976 billion 2013 net income 212 million 2013 number of employees 2 937 2013 website www.albasmelter.com aluminium bahrain b.s.c. or simply alba is one of the largest industrial companies in the middle east and is one of the top 10 largest aluminium producers in the world . 1 the company is based in bahrain and 87 % 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 . 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 far east and south asia . in 2014 the company set an all time production record in its history with 931 427 metric tonnes . 2 contents 1 history 2 ownership 3 plant 4 product range 4.1 aluminium products 4.1.1 standard ingots 4.1.2 rolling slabs 4.1.3 foundry alloy ingots 4.1.4 extrusion billets 4.1.5 liquid metal 4.2 other products 4.2.1 calcined coke 4.2.2 anodes 4.2.3 power 4.2.4 water 5 environment conservation 6 gallery 7 references 8 external links history edit alba was officially incorporated in 1968 and began operations in 1971 with an annual capacity of 120 000 metric tonnes per annum . 3 after modernisation and expansion works the smelter s capacity rose to 450 000 tonnes in 1992 . in march 2005 alba commissioned a new reduction line line 5 which increased the company s capacity to over 860 000 tonnes of aluminium . the maximum designed capacity of the smelter is around 1.2 million tonnes year . ownership edit the shareholders of alba are bahrain mumtalakat holding company 69.38 % 4 sabic investment company 20.62 % and the general public 10 % . the company went public in 2010 launched its first ipo and was listed on the bahrain bourse and the london stock exchange under the symbol albh . 5 plant edit the alba plant comprises five reduction lines two cast houses a dedicated carbon plant a 550 000 mtpa coke calcining plant a water desalination plant 11 fume treatment plants a marine terminal and a 2 224 mw iso power plant consisting of 4 power stations . the plant also features a 10 hectare oasis with more than 7 600 trees and shrubs a fruit and vegetable garden and an artificial lake . product range edit alba s production standard ingots extrusion billets aluminium products edit standard ingots edit standard ingots are ideal for downstream users who wish to re melt this residual form of aluminium in their own furnaces and then cast it to produce a variety of end products . alba s production capacity of standard ingots stands at approximately 400 000 metric tonnes per annum . rolling slabs edit sheet ingots or rolling slabs are used in rolling mills for manufacturing aluminium foil and sheet products . the total annual production capacity of rolling slabs currently stands at approximately 130 000 metric tonnes per annum . foundry alloy ingots edit foundry alloy ingots are mainly used by the automotive industry for manufacturing high quality automotive wheels truck hubs and gas pump nozzles . extrusion billets edit extrusion ingots are widely used in the construction industry for windows and door frames transportation engineering and consumer durables . alba produces around 350 000 metric tonnes per annum of extrusion ingots . liquid metal edit the liquid is supplied in liquid form to downstream industries in bahrain and is transferred in crucibles . it takes 5 hours for the liquid metal to solidify . other products edit calcined coke edit alba is one of only two smelters in the world to have a dedicated coke calciner its production capacity is nearly 550 000 metric tonnes per annum . anodes edit alba has three carbon plants that produce about 348 500 metric tonnes of anodes every year . carbon anodes are produced from calcined petroleum coke and coal tar pitch . power edit with its four power stations having a total power generating capacity of 2 224 mw iso equavilant to the average power consumed in bahrain as a whole alba s energy needs are fulfilled independently . water edit alba s seawater desalination plant was commissioned in 2001 . it utilises waste heat from the calcining process to generate steam for the production and supply of 41 000 cubic metres per day of potable water . environment conservation edit alba has invested more than us 589 million 6 environmental conservation and earned international praise and recognition for being committed to implementing highest environmental standards across the organisation . in 1997 alba was awarded the united nations environment protection unep award and in 2000 the millennium business award for environmental achievement . more recently in 2005 alba was the only plant in the region to earn the gcc prize for the best industrial establishment that complies with environmental standards and specifications . 7 gallery edit references edit top 10 aluminum producing companies in 2010 . bloomberg l.p. retrieved march 15 2011 . alba sets all time production record in 2014 . bahrain news agency . retrieved january 5 2015 . alba s corporate profile . aluminium bahrain . retrieved august 24 2010 . http www.bmhc.bh en cd 17 1 aluminium bahrain bsc alba.aspx alba is given a welcome at the london stock exchange . aluminium bahrain . retrieved february 8 2012 . safety health and environment . aluminium bahrain . retrieved february 9 2012 . alba s awards and achievements . aluminium bahrain . retrieved february 9 2012 . external links edit albasmelter.com official aluminium bahrain 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