Alba activates biggest furnace in its history

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced starting the biggest furnace in its history with the First Cold Charge of Furnace 3 in its new Casthouse 4 on Wednesday.

Alba’s Chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa witnessed the First Cold Charge at Casthouse 4, which was also attended by Alba Deputy CEO Ali Al Baqali, Alba Executive Management Team, Casthouse 4 Start-Up team, Bechtel and other major contractors.

On this occasion, Alba’s Chairman Shaikh Daij said: “With this landmark, we are on track to cast final products from CH 4 -- another success in the Safe Start-Up of Line 6. I thank all teams for their commitment to achieving this milestone safely and on time.”