Alba successfully starts 25 per cent of Line 6 pots

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced that it has successfully started 106 pots in Line 6 on Tuesday. Line 6 comprises 424 pots which leave 318 pots left to start-up in the coming months. Speaking on this occasion, the Chairman of Alba’s Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij Bin Salman Bin Daij Al Khalifa, said: “We are pleased to have safely started 106 pots which equates to 25% of Line 6 capacity.

Our next milestone is to reach 50% by the end of April and we expect full completion of Line 6 in early Q3 2019. I would like to thank all of our employees and contractors for taking Extreme Ownership on Safety during the Line 6 startup.” Alba had announced in February 2019 the successful testing and operation of 40 pots at Line 6 Smelter.