Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) was expecting to produce about 862,000 tonnes of high-grade primary aluminium in 2007, crossing its own target of 848,000 tonnes by a full 14,000 tonnes, a company statement said in early December.

The company, inaugurated in 1971, had produced 872,300 tonnes in 2006, according to its annual report.
Alba operates five aluminium reduction lines with a combined total production capacity of more than 870,000 tonnes per year (tpy) and three casthouses to cast the molten aluminium into final products.
The company also boasts its own dedicated carbon plant, a 1,500 MW power plant, a 600,000 tpy coke calcining plant, a water desalination plant and a marine terminal.
 Alba’s shareholders today are the Government of Bahrain (77 per cent), Sabic (20 per cent) and Breton Investments (3 per cent).
In April 2007 the Alba Calciner Plant became the first plant of its kind in the world to introduce a BD5 million closed storage facility for its petroleum coke.
The massive 70,000 tonne storage, which stands an impressive 45 m high, earned Bahrain international praise for its pioneering role in protecting the environment. It stores carbon dust and particles produced during the unloading and extraction of petroleum coke, ensuring the protection of the environment inside and around the plant.
In 2007, Alba set a new safety world record when it became the first aluminium smelter in the world to record more than nine million working hours without a single lost time injury (LTI). Alba had, with the start of 2007, set the previous world safety record when it became the first aluminium smelter in the world to record seven million working hours without and LTI.
“The new world record is further testimony to the success of Alba’s long-term safety efforts that have included significant investments in terms of time, money and effort to making safety a state of mind,” the statement said.
 The achievement underpinned the success of Alba’s long-standing philosophy of regarding its employees as its greatest asset. It is an achievement that puts Bahrain ahead of even the most developed industrial nations in the world and reflects the tremendous investments Alba has made in developing its safety systems.
Later, in October 2007, the Alba set yet another world safety record when its Casthouse became the first casthouse in the world to record 2.5 million working hours without a single LTI.
“These world-record setting achievements were made possible because of the increased focus on safety, the resolute commitment of Alba management to safety and the increasing interaction with employees to promote safety.  These include regular Safety, Health and Environment (SHE) campaigns across the plant,” the statement said.