Alba revenues to hit $2bn

State-owned Aluminium Bahrain should generate more than $2bn in revenue in 2007, compared with $1.5bn in 2006, according to a Global Investment House report cited by Gulf Daily News. Alba last year produced 872,388 tonnes of aluminum, a year-on-year increase of 5.1%. But with a number of new smelters being built in the region, particularly in the UAE, finding enough bauxite to feed them will be a challenge, the report said.