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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based aluminium smelter, is a key sponsor and participant in the 4th Edition of Global HSE Conference and Exhibition 2017, being held at the Gulf Hotel from 18 to 20 April 2017 under the patronage of His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain.
Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray was a panellist on the CEO Leadership Panel, which was held today, Tuesday 18 April 2017, and featured major companies such as Bapco, Tatweer and Banagas.
Speaking about the Global HSE event, Alba’s CEO Tim Murray said:
“Sustaining the focus on employee safety and health remains a key priority for Alba. By developing a proactive safety culture, the Company will be able to improve its bottom-line results.
By supporting and participating in the Global HSE event, we are able to build partnerships and share best practices in Safety, Health and Environment, which in turn can be implemented to have a safer and healthier work environment.”
Alba’s Senior Safety, Health and Environment Manager Mohd. Khalil will also be presenting during the session on ‘Future Outlooks & Takeaways of HSE’, scheduled to be held on Wednesday 19th April 2017.”
Global HSE is a world organisation with affiliations to international bodies like NEBOSH and the British Safety Council with the aim to promote HSE culture within organisations and adopt best practices to ensure the safety and wellbeing of employees.
The 4th Edition of Global HSE Conference and Exhibition 2017, themed ‘Overcoming the Challenges of Today to build a Resilient Future’, is being held in cooperation with the National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA) and co-hosted by Bapco and Banagas.
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About Alba:
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) - one of the largest and modern aluminium smelters in the world - is renowned for its premium grade aluminium products, technological strength and innovative policies, strict environmental guidelines and high track record for safety. Established in 1971 as a 120,000 tonnes per annum smelter, Alba today produces more than 971,000 metric tonnes per annum of the highest grade aluminium, with products including standard and T-ingots, extrusion billets, rolling slab, properzi ingots, and molten aluminium.
Alba is listed on both the Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange, and the Company’s shareholders are Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (69.38%), SABIC Industrial Investment Company (20.62%) and the General Public (10%).
About Line 6 Expansion Project:
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project is one of the largest brownfield developments in the region. Expected to begin production by early 2019, this Project will boost the smelter’s per-annum production by 540,000 metric tonnes, bringing its total production capacity to around 1.5 million metric tonnes per year.
With a CAPEX of approximately US$ 3 billion, the Line 6 Expansion Project involves the construction of a sixth pot line utilising EGA’s proprietary DX+ Ultra Technology, a 1,792 MW power station and other industrial services.
Bechtel is the EPCM contractor for the Line 6 Expansion Project smelter. For Power Station 5 (PS 5), GE and GAMA Consortium was awarded the EPC contract, while Siemens is the Power Distribution System contractor. J.P. Morgan, Gulf International Bank (GIB) and National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) are the Financial Advisors for this Project.
The Bankable Feasibility Study was completed by Bechtel in December 2014. In June 2015, Alba Board approved the Line 6 Expansion Project and in November 2015, Alba secured the natural gas supply for this Project.
The Line 6 Expansion Project will make Alba the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter and be a significant economic boost for the Kingdom of Bahrain due to the many co-investment opportunities through local and foreign aluminium investments.
For further details, please contact:
Shreedevi Menon
Public Relations Officer
Tel: (973) 1783 7357
Fax: (973) 1791 1105
E-mail: shreedevi@alba.com.bh
Website: www.albasmelter.com.bh
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