A ceremony to mark this accomplishment was held at the HRH Princess Sabeeka Oasis on Thursday, January 3, 2013.

It was attended by Alba’s Chief Executive, Tim Murray, Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al Ansari, Acting Chief Finance Supply Chain Officer, Ali Al-Baqali, Chief Support Functions Officer, Basem Al-Sharqi, Chairman of Alba’s Labour Union, Ali Al-Binali as well as other senior officials.

Commenting on this milestone, the company’s Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al-Ansari, said, “Alba’s achievement was made possible by its dedicated workforce and great teamwork. We are proud to once again have achieved the record in production and look forward to even more in 2013.”

The Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray, added, “2012 was a challenging year for the aluminium industry however Alba’s commitment to operational improvement resulted in achieving the record in metal production without incurring any significant additional capital expenditures.”

Alba’s high-grade aluminium product range includes standard and T-ingots, extrusion billets, rolling slab, properzi ingots and molten aluminium. They are produced to high purity standards that exceed 99.9%.