Alba supporting key aluminum sector initiatives

 

 

The aluminum sector not only includes aluminum production as represented by Alba but also provides opportunities for downstream companies to promote their products and services such as accessories and fittings, bars, billets, cables, ceiling and wall panels, coated coils, automobile parts, extrusion profiles, foils, grills, pastes, posers, rods, slugs, tubes, wheels, windows, floors and kitchens.

 

 

Present at the opening day of the trade event was Mr Mahmood Al Kooheji chairman of Alba, Mr Laurent Schmitt CEO, Mr Isa Al Ansari chief supply chain officer and acting chief operating officer, Mr Jean Baptiste Lucas chief marketing officer, Mr Aziz Al Daylami Mena region manager, Mr Eline Hilal investor and public relations manager and other officials.

 

 

Mr Schmitt said that "Alba's pioneering role as the first aluminum smelter in the Middle East and its status as one of the largest smelters in the world provided the right platform for the company to be the strategic partner representing the aluminum sector at the Gulf Industry Fair 2012. In the 40 years since the company commenced operations in 1971, Alba has been instrumental in transforming the local aluminum industry into a global powerhouse.”

 

 

He said that "We are proud to be associated with the Gulf Industry Fair 2012 and recognize its importance in showcasing Bahrain's attractiveness to international investors. We look forward to meeting peers in the industry, networking with associates, pursuing business leads and learning of new technologies and innovations."

 

 

Gulf Industry Fair 2012 will be covering the key industrial segments like aluminum, machine tools industrial equipment, automation, steel, energy, logistics and manufacturing. It will also provide a unique opportunity for the operators of industrial areas, ports and free zones to meet an interested market of decision makers in the manufacturing and distribution sectors.