Company 30. May 2018

Alba celebrates fabrication of Line 6 pot shells

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced the successful fabrication of 427 pot shells for the Potline 6 expansion project. The manufacture of the pot shells shells (each weighing 44 metric tonnes) was carried out by the Bahraini contractor AMA Group.

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has announced the successful fabrication of 427 pot shells for the Potline 6 expansion project. The manufacture of the pot shells shells (each weighing 44 metric tonnes) was carried out by the Bahraini contractor AMA Group.

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