30 May 2017

Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, announced the appointment of Hassan Noor as the Acting Chief Operations Officer (COO), following Alba’s Board of Directors Meeting on Thursday, 25 May 2017 at Alba.  

Congratulating Hassan Noor on his new role, Alba’s Chief Executive Officer Tim Murray said:

“Hassan’s appointment reflects Alba’s commitment to develop talented Bahraini nationals from within the Company into key leadership positions.

With more than 20 years’ experience, Hassan has a proven track record for continuously surpassing the targets. His journey from a young Operator to a leadership role in Alba is truly a success story and I look forward to his continued contributions.”

Hassan started his career in Alba in 1997 as a Senior Operator in the Carbon Department, then he was promoted in the same department to Operations Supervisor in 2000, Operations Superintendent in 2006 and Operations Senior Superintendent in 2010. In 2013, Hassan was appointed as Manager of Carbon Department and since 2015, he was serving as the Director of Carbon and Services.

Hassan has an MBA from the French Arabian Business School and holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Light Metals, University of Auckland, New Zealand and a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bahrain.

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About Alba:
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) - one of the largest and modern aluminium smelters in the world - is renowned for its premium grade aluminium products, technological strength and innovative policies, strict environmental guidelines and high track record for safety. Established in 1971 as a 120,000 tonnes per annum smelter, Alba today produces more than 971,000 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.

Alba is listed on both the Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange, and the Company’s shareholders are Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (69.38%), SABIC Industrial Investment Company (20.62%) and the General Public (10%).

About Line 6 Expansion Project:
Alba’s Line 6 Expansion Project is one of the largest brownfield developments in the region. Expected to begin production by early 2019, this Project will boost the smelter’s per-annum production by 540,000 metric tonnes, bringing its total production capacity to around 1.5 million metric tonnes per year.

With a CAPEX of approximately US$ 3 billion, the Line 6 Expansion Project involves the construction of a sixth pot line utilising EGA’s proprietary DX+ Ultra Technology, a 1,792 MW power station and other industrial services.

Bechtel is the EPCM contractor for the Line 6 Expansion Project smelter. For Power Station 5 (PS 5), GE and GAMA Consortium was awarded the EPC contract, while Siemens is the Power Distribution System contractor.  J.P. Morgan, Gulf International Bank (GIB) and National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) are the Financial Advisors for this Project.

The Bankable Feasibility Study was completed by Bechtel in December 2014. In June 2015, Alba Board approved the Line 6 Expansion Project and in November 2015, Alba secured the natural gas supply for this Project.

The Line 6 Expansion Project will make Alba the world’s largest single-site aluminium smelter and be a significant economic boost for the Kingdom of Bahrain due to the many co-investment opportunities through local and foreign aluminium investments.

© Press Release 2017