Aluminium is metal of the future: Alba’s Chairman

TDT | Manama

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, hailed Aluminium as the metal of the future and that Alba continues making it available through “our soon-to-be investment in Line 7.”

Moving ahead with our organic growth strategy, the Proposed Line 7 will add more “environmentally friendly” production capacity to Alba’s nameplate capacity of 1.561 million metric tonnes, Shaikh Daij added.

Shaikh Daij said this during a meeting with Bechtel’s President of Mining & Metals Global Business Unit Ailie MacAdam; Bechtel’s President of Europe, Africa, and Middle East Region Justin Siberell; and Bechtel’ Regional Manager Mark Ashwin on the side of Gulf Aluminium Council Dinner at Ritz Carlton, Bahrain along with Alba’s CEO Ali Al Baqali to discuss areas of cooperation including the Proposed Line 7 Project.

He stressed that with the continuous support of the Kingdom’s leadership and the vision of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa the Crown Prince and Prime Minister and with the successful conclusion of the Pre-Feasibility Study, “we are keen to capitalise on our experience from the Line 6 Expansion Project to make the future Line 7 another success story for Bahrain and Alba.”