Alba successfully upgrades Casthouse 2 to produce T-Ingots

Manama : Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the Bahrain-based international aluminium smelter, has successfully upgraded its Casthouse 2 to produce T-Ingot foundry alloy for the first time, which will significantly boost the Company’s Value-Added Product portfolio.

Alba’s Casthouse Department, in cooperation with Customer Technical Support and Marketing Departments, accomplished this feat following a series of enhancements to the existing facilities and by relying solely on in-house expertise as well as capitalising on the existing resources.

Speaking about this achievement, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray said: “Value-Added Sales is a key priority for Alba smelter in line with its strategic growth roadmap as it grants the Company higher flexibility to optimise its product portfolio and ultimately, secure higher market share in a global fluctuating market.”

Foundry alloy ingots - one of Alba’s high-margin Value-Added products - offer a range of benefits in extrusion operations, especially for downstream users.