Five Decades of Success
Alba began its operations as a 120K mtpa capacity smelter on 11 May 1971. Alba’s inception marked the beginning of Bahrain’s strategy to diversify its economic base and reduce its dependence on oil. Alba’s early success established the blueprint for other non-oil industries to follow including a thriving downstream aluminium cluster.
In 1980s, Alba started to grow further as its third reduction line was inaugurated in 1981 followed by key upgrades to safeguard the environment and boost production. Moreover, Alba’s commitment towards its workforce’s wellbeing gained further impetus in this era, as the Company distributed the first batch of Albaskan Scheme’s housing units to eligible employees.
In 1990s, Alba celebrated its 20th Anniversary of Operations and set an example on the power of unity and the love towards Bahrain’s leadership for going above and beyond to support Alba’s growth journey which led to many achievements on a plethora of arenas, at the top of which was the inauguration of Reduction Line 4 and Power Station 3.
In 2000s, Alba was the recipient of regional and international highprofile awards in recognition of its efforts and commitment towards Safety, Environment and People as well as took significant strides in production, environment and quality assurance by inaugurating the world’s longest line at that time - Reduction Line 5 and HRH Princess Sabeeka Oasis and Calciner Plant.
In 2010s-2020 era, Alba became a public listed company and emerged as the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China with the inauguration of Line 6 Expansion Project by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, the King of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moreover, this era witnessed Alba hosting ARABAL Conference twice as well as achieving historical breakthrough records in its Safety and Production.
