Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a leading international aluminium smelter, has successfully upgraded its Casthouse 2 to produce T-Ingot foundry alloy for the first time, which will significantly boost its 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, said a statement from the company.

Foundry alloy ingots, one of Alba's high-margin value-added products, offer a range of benefits in extrusion operations, especially for downstream users, it said.

Alba’s chief executive officer Tim Murray, said: “Value-added sales is a key priority for our 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.”

“We remain continually focussed on developing a cost effective, value-added portfolio that cater to the growing demand of various global sectors such as automotive, aerospace and packaging,” he said.

“I congratulate and thank the teams who made this achievement possible in an innovative and safe way,” he added. – TradeArabia News Service