Al Zayani hails Alba ‘influential part’ in major industrial growth

TDT | Manama

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Industry and Commerce Minister Zayed bin Rashid Al Zayani has commended the influential part played by the Bahrain Aluminium Company (Alba) in boosting growth in the industrial sector, and increasing the demand for Bahraini aluminum globally.

Al Zayani highlighted the major contributions of national companies to the economy as he visited yesterday Alba, in the presence of its Chairman, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, and Chief Executive Officer, Ali Al Baqali.

The Minister stressed the government’s commitment to continue supporting national companies to achieve the national economic development objectives.

During the visit, Al Zayani inspected the sixth smelting line expansion project and was briefed on the progress of operations.

He also toured the rest of the factory and listened to an explanation of all stages of manufacturing and production processes.

Shaikh Daij noted that this visit reflects the government’s care to the industrial sector, in general, and to the aluminum one, in particular.

The Chairman affirmed that Alba constantly seeks to explore further expansion projects, upgrades and new facilities for the company’s operations, thus enhancing its competitiveness in the global aluminum industry and achieving the objectives of Bahrain’s Economic Vision 2030.