Alba’s Line 6 new nameplate capacity jumps to 560,000 mt

Manama, April 19 (BNA): Aluminum Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) achieved a new achievement in the 6th reduction line with the recent crawl that witnessed an increase in its production capacity from 540,000 metric tons per year to 560,000 metric tons per year by increasing the current from 460 kiloampere to 478 kiloampere.

“We have become even bigger by expanding the production capacity of Line 6 nominal plate for the better. This new achievement is important for Alba now and in the future as we continue our endeavor to improve our operational productivity and efficiency while keeping Alba on track to be ranked as the best company. Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors is “the world’s largest smelter outside of China”.

“I would like to commend our teams for safely marching into our Line 6 assets in the last two months to expand productivity while optimizing our fixed cost structure. Witnessing the success of Line 6 and its contributions to Alba’s operational and financial performance since 2019, we are now more careful than ever. On going ahead with the 7″ line smelter.

Line 6 was commissioned ahead of schedule on December 13, 2018, and has been gradually boosted over the course of 2019 bringing Alba’s production capacity today to more than 1.6 million metric tons per annum.

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