VOL. XXXII

NO. 17

30-JANUARY-1989

BAHRAIN

Alba's Output Rises in 1988

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) - the joint venture owned 57.9% by the BahrainGovernment, 20% by the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), 17% by KaiserAluminium of the US and 5.1% by Breton Investments of West Germany - in 1988produced a record 182,804 tons of finished output, up 1.4% from 180,344 tons in1987.

Alba in April 1988 awarded an $80mn contract to expand the capacity of itssmelter from 170,000 tons/year to 195,000...