Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), ranked as one of the largest aluminium smelters in the world, said it has signed up Bechtel Canada to perform a bankable feasibility study (BFS) for its line 6 expansion project.

According to the Letter of Intent (LOI) awarded to Bechtel Canada, a leading player in the engineering, construction, management, and development services worldwide, the study will include the economic analysis for the construction of a new Line 6 and Power Station 5.   

Alba said its sixth potline (Line 6) is expected to produce an additional 400,000 tonnes of aluminium per year and Dubal DX+ Technology will be used as the basis of the study. The BFS will also include a study for the construction of a 5th Power Station in the plant.

Bechtel has considerable industry specific experience in the region and was previously the EPCM contractor for the Alba Line 4 and 5 expansions. The BFS is expected to complete by the third quarter of 2013.-TradeArabia News Service