Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), a leading international aluminium smelter, has announced that the first concrete for the foundations of Potline 6 was successfully poured in May with the commencement of early works in the construction site.

Potline 6 has two pot rooms (E&F) wherein each pot room is approximately 1.4 km long. These two are considered the longest buildings on the Line 6 Expansion Project plot,, said a statement from the company.

Upon completion in December 2018, the concrete foundations for Potline 6 will be spread over 85,000 cu m, it stated.

Commenting on the achievement, Alba’s chairman of board of directors Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa said: "We are very pleased with the fast-track approach adopted by our team towards our landmark project."

"We also remain optimistic that by reducing the lead time activities, we will be able to get Line 6 Expansion Project off to a successful start as per schedule and have the first hot metal by January 2019," stated Shaikh Daij.-TradeArabia News Service