VOL. XLII

No. 02

11-January-1999

BAHRAIN

Alba Reports Record Production For 1998

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has reported producing a record amount ofprimary aluminium during 1998. Chief Executive Karim Salimi said on 3 January that theplant produced 501,300 tons last year, an increase of 8,268 tons, or 1.7%, over the 1997production figure of 493,032 tons. In June Alba signed an eight-year $400mn loan with aconsortium of 21 local and international banks to finance the construction of a petroleumcoke...