Minister of Industry and Commerce H.E. Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, visited Bahrain Aluminium Company (Alba), in the presence of the Chairman of Alba's Board of Directors, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa, and the Chief Executive Officer of Alba, Ali Al Baqali on Tuesday.​
 

Minister Alzayani highlighted the major contributions of national companies to the economy, noting the influential part played by Alba in escalating growth in the industrial sector, and increasing the demand for Bahraini aluminum globally.

The Minister stressed the government's commitment to continue to support national companies, to reach the set national economic development objectives. 

During the visit, Minister Alzayani inspected the sixth smelting line expansion project and was briefed on the progress of operations. He also toured the rest of the factory and listened to an explanation of all stages of manufacturing and production processes. 
 

For his part, Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa noted that this visit reflects the government's care to the industrial sector in general and to the aluminum sector in particular. 

The Chairman affirmed that Alba constantly seeks to explore further expansion projects, upgrades and new facilities for the company's operations, thus enhancing its competitiveness in the global aluminum industry and achieving the objectives of the Kingdom of Bahrain's Economic Vision 2030.