Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) will have the capacity to produce 1.5mn metric tonnes (mt), or 25 per cent of total output across the GCC, once its US$3bn Line 6 Expansion Project is complete, according to CEO Tim Murray
Manufacturing
Sadara and Harcros-ARA to establish facility in Saudi Arabia?s PlasChem Park

The new facility will produce specialty chemicals for a variety of applications such as construction materials, paint and coating additives, metal treatment, mining, water treatment and enhanced oil recovery. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Sadara Chemical Company has signed a supply agreement with Harcros-ARA, a new venture being established by international manufacturer and distributor of industrial and specialty chemicals Harcros Chemicals Inc and Riyadh-based ARA Specialty Industrial Company
TechnipFMC gets Pakistan refinery contract
Pak-Arab Refinery Ltd (PARCO) has awarded oilfield services company TechnipFMC an engineering contract for a refinery at Hub near Karachi, Pakistan
nVent completes separation from Pentair
nVent Electric Plc, which makes server cabinets, said it completed a spin-off from Pentair Plc and is trading as an independent, publicly-listed company
Steel firm Conares opens new facility in JAFZA

Actor Shah Rukh Khan inaugurated the new plant in the presence of Mohammed Al Muallem, CEO and managing director, UAE Region - DP World and other senior officials. (Image source: Conares)
The UAEs second largest private steel manufacturer Conares inaugurated its 12-inch pipe mill in Dubai?s Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) earlier this month