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•The two companies entered into a Service Level Agreement, which was signed between Alba's Adviser to the CEO, Jean-Baptiste Lucas and Marco Neelsen, CEO of APMT, Bahrain.
•The partnership will reaffirm the good relations between the two companies and establish a consistent, high reliability of logistics and services.
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), a leading aluminium producer in the world, is pleased to announce that it has signed a Service Level Agreement with APM Terminals Bahrain, a subsidiary of one of the world's leaders in port infrastructure - APM Terminals, and operator of Khalifa Bin Salman Port, Kingdom of Bahrain.
The Agreement was signed between Alba's Adviser to the CEO, Jean-Baptiste Lucas and Marco Neelsen, Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals Bahrain. The meeting was attended by Mark Hardiman, Bryan Webster and Yusif Sanad from APM Terminals Bahrainand Alba's Manager Sales Europe, Boris Santosi and Head of Sales, Europe Hassan Habib.
The milestone agreement will boost Alba's strategy to enlarge its presence in the global markets as well as enhance its overall service levels to customers. It will alsoreaffirm the good relations between the two companies and establish a consistent, high reliability of logistics and services.
Commenting on the Service Level Agreement, Alba's Chief Executive Officer, Tim Murray said:
"As Alba grows and diversifies its export markets, APM Terminals Bahrainplays an important role in facilitating the outbound supply chain. Alba looks forward to working with them to help grow its business and further streamline all steps of Alba's global supply chain."
Speaking at the signing, Marco Neelsen, Chief Executive Officer of APM Terminals Bahrain said:
"Today, we are proud to have a continuous commitment towards not only Alba but the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Service LevelAgreement signed between us is a key milestone, which will enhance and increase service reliability to Alba's logistic supply chain, which we are confident will further enhance Alba's competitiveness in the global market. We continue to seek to grow our relationship with cargo owners such as Alba as we strive towards growing Bahrain's Maritime and Logistics sector by offering operational excellence whilst ensuring the highest standards of safety are upheld."
APM Terminals is headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands with the company's core expertise being design, construction, management and operation of ports, terminals and inland services.APM Terminals' Global Terminal Network of ports and inland services provide the infrastructure for the growth of international trade, 90% of which travels by sea.
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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 931,000 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 APM Terminals Bahrain B.S.C.(c)
APM Terminals Bahrain B.S.C. (c) is a shareholder arrangement with YBA Kanoo Holdings of Bahrain. Established in 2006, the Company provides port operations and related services within Bahrain and its coastal waters. Kanoo is a longstanding partner in the Middle East of the A.P. Moller ‐ Maersk Group.
For further details, please contact:
Shreedevi Menon
Senior Assistant - PR
PR Department - Alba
Tel: (973) 1783 7357
Fax: (973) 1791 1105
Mob: (973) 38449939
E-mail: shreedevi@alba.com.bh
Website: www.albasmelter.com.bh
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