WITH a production of 1,600,111 metric tonnes last year, Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) continues to be the world’s largest aluminium smelter outside China according to a recent rating released by Wood Mackenzie – a global research, analytics and consultancy business that provides quality data, analytics, and insights across multiple industry sectors.
Commenting on this ranking, Alba chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman Al Khalifa stated: “Alba’s journey of a thousand miles starts with a vision and I take this opportunity to thank the leadership of Bahrain and His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, for his strategic vision that has seen Alba to where it is today .