Deal relates to Bahraini company’s Reduction Line 6
Bahrain’s Alba, one of the world’s largest aluminium smelters, and Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside of oil and gas, have recently inked a Technology Services Agreement for Alba’s Reduction Line 6.The Agreement encompasses both onsite and remote assistance wherein EGA will provide Alba’s Reduction Line 6 with technical support services, monitoring services as well as operational consultation. The agreement also covers operational and process audits, technical training workshops, as well as hands-on operation support among others.
“Alba’s Reduction Line 6 is a success story built upon the foundation of our exceptional local talent and bolstered by EGA’s DX+ Ultra technology playing a role in it,” commented Al Al Bagali, CEO, Alba.
Building the partnership
We are excited to build on our partnership with EGA through this technical services agreement as it will enable our human talent to continuously benefit from EGA’s DX+ Ultra advancements and achieve our sustainability objectives.”
“We are pleased to extend our technology and know-how provision to Aluminium Bahrain and further build on the success of Reduction Line 6 built with EGA technology,” stressed Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO, Emirates Global Aluminium.
Commissioned on 13 December 2018 and gradually ramped up over the course of 2019, Alba’s Reduction Line 6 has brought the Company’s nameplate production capacity to more than 1.6 million metric tonnes per annum, a press statement concluded.