Alba won the IT Team of the Year award at the ICT Achievement Awards 2013 that took place in Dubai on Sunday, October 20, 2013
Alba's IT Manager, Esam Hadi was at the ceremony to receive the award on behalf of the IT team
Speed, agility and simplicity have been one of the key principles guiding the IT Team
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba)'s Information Technology Department won the IT Team of the Year Award at the ICT Achievement Awards 2013 that took place at the Godolphin Ballroom, Jumeirah Emirates Tower, Dubai on Sunday, October 20, 2013.
IT Manager, Esam Hadi was at the ceremony to receive the IT Team of the Year award on behalf of the team.
Commenting on the IT Team winning the award in Dubai, Esam Hadi said:
"I would like to congratulate the Team on winning this prestigious award and demonstrating the kind of success that can be achieved through effective team work. Over the years, the IT Team has followed a clear principle in strengthening the information technology backbone of our operations, namely, speed, agility and simplicity. It has enabled them to play a supportive role in bolstering the overall production processes at the plant as well as in boosting interaction and communication between departments and external organisations."
In April 2013, Alba was praised for its information technology initiatives at the Bahrain International e-Government Forum and IT Expo 2013 where Alba emerged as the winner of the e-Government Excellence Award 2013 in the e-Economy category.
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Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) consistently ranks as one of the largest and most modern aluminium smelters in the world. Known for its technological strength and innovative policies, Alba enforces strict environmental guidelines, maintains high track record for safety, and is widely regarded as one of the top ten performers on a global scale.
It supports numerous community oriented programmes and social activities that have underlined its status as one of Bahrain's leading industrial organisations that remains committed towards upholding its corporate social responsibilities.
Alba's inception marks the beginning of Bahrain's strategy to diversify its economic base and reduce its dependence on oil. The aim was to establish an industry that would provide valuable export earnings, develop the country's resources and create training and employment opportunities for a large number of Bahrainis. Alba was therefore incorporated by Charter in 1968 and officially commenced operations in 1971 as a 120,000 tonnes per annum smelter.
Alba today produces more than 890,000 metric tonnes per annum of the highest grade aluminium, with products including standard and T-ingots, extrusion billets, rolling slab, properzi ingots, and molten aluminium. Around 50 per cent of its output is supplied to Bahrain's downstream aluminium industry, with the rest exported to regional and international customers in the Middle East, Europe, Far East, South East Asia, Africa, and North America.
The Alba plant comprises five reduction lines, cast houses, a dedicated carbon plant, a 550,000 mtpa coke calcining plant, a water desalination plant, fume treatment plants, a marine terminal, and a 2,265 MW power plant, consisting of 4 power stations. The plant also features a 10 hectare 'green' oasis, with more than 7,600 trees and shrubs, a fruit and vegetable garden, and an artificial lake.
The entire plant operates to the Environmental Management System standard ISO 9001:2000 and the Casthouses and Marketing are also operating to the ISO 9002 Quality Management System.
Alba's early success established a blueprint for other non-oil industries to follow, including a thriving downstream aluminium industry. Today, Alba is a major contributor to the social, industrial and economic development of the Kingdom of Bahrain, employing over 3,000 people, of whom around 87 per cent are Bahrainis.
The shareholders of Alba are Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (69.38%), SABIC Investment Company (20.62%) and the General Public (10%).
For further details, please contact Public Relations Officer, Ashish B. Gorde
Tel: (973) 17 8333998 (direct)
(973) 39 029237 (mobile)
Fax: (973) 17 833822
E-mail: ashish.gorde@alba.com.bh
© Press Release 2013
