ArabMetal – According to «Arab metals» database, Turkish primary aluminum imports from Arab countries rose for the fifth consecutive year, increased by 14.88%. The rate of increase in imports from Qatar 6.92%, UAE 47.54%, Bahrain 6.96% Omani exports fell by – 47.67%, and Saudi Arabia became a key partner ...
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Arab DRI production dropped in 2014
ArabMetal – Arab countries produced 17.2 million tons of DRI in 2014, a decline of – 5.41% compared to the production of 18.17 million tons in the year 2013. The biggest decline was: UAE by – 21.66% to 2.41 million tons, Egypt by – 16.03% to 2.882 million tons and ...
Read More »First Gulf Aluminium Casthouse conference hailed as an industry success
Doha – The first Gulf Aluminium Cast house Conference, 'GulfCast', has successfully come to an end, part of a three-day event taking place from 2nd – 4th March 2015 at Sharq Village & SPA in Doha. The conference was held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh ...
Read More »Danieli signs deal to build Algerian Qatari steelworks
PRESS RELEASE – Danieli – 5 March 2015 – In the presence of the Algerian Minister of Industry Mr. Abdussalam Buchuareb, the Governor of the State of Jijel, Mr. Ali Bedrici, the President of Algerian Qatari Steel (AQS), Mr. Hasnaoui Chiboub, and the C.E.O. of the same company, Mr. Abdulla ...
Read More »2014 Aluminium Production in the GCC
GAC – Collectively the five aluminium companies (EGA, Alba, Ma’aden, Qatalum and Sohar Aluminium) produced 4,928,143 tons of primary aluminium in 2014 compared to 3,748,616 tons in 2013, an increase of 31%. GCC Aluminium production constitutes 10% of the total world production. The main increase has come from Ma’aden ...
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