Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has been granted the environmental permission for its Line 6 Expansion Project from Bahrain’s Supreme Council for Environment.
Bahrain Aluminium Extrusion Company (Balexco) has been awarded a renewal of its ISO 9001:2008 standard and Quality Management System by Bureau Veritas, a Balexco statement said. The accolade came after a rigorous audit of its operation and supporting departments to confirm compliance to the requirements of the standard, the statement said.
With an annual hot metal production capacity in excess of 2.4 million tonnes, the UAE-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) not only ranks among the world’s top five primary aluminium producers but is also the largest in the Gulf region. Moreover, the UAE is the fourth largest aluminium producing country in the world.