Aluminium Bahrain

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C.
Company typePublic
IndustryAluminium
Founded1968 (1968)
HeadquartersAskar, Bahrain
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • HE Khalid Al Rumaihi (chairman)
  • Ali Al-Baqali (CEO)
  • Abdulla Habib (COO)
  • Amin Sultan (CPO)
  • Waleed Tamimi (CSO)
  • Ricardo Fontes Santana (CFO)
  • Fahad Danish (CHRO)
  • Hisham Alkooheji (CMO)
ProductsLiquid metal, 10 & 25 kg standard ingots, T-Ingots, 9.7 kg Properzi bars, rolling ingots (slabs), extrusion ingots (billets), sows, potable water, calcined coke
Revenue $4,313 million (2024)
Number of employees
3,179 (2024)
Websitewww.albasmelter.com

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) is the first aluminum smelter in the Middle East which started its commercial operations in 1971. The electricity that powers the process come from three power stations fueled by the nearby gas fields.

87% of Alba's employees are Bahraini nationals and the company has introduced numerous capacity building initiatives to boost nationalization of its workforce.