# Alba enters exclusive agreement to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has entered into an exclusive agreement to acquire 100% of Aluminium Dunkerque, the EU's largest primary aluminium smelter, from American Industrial Partners.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-03-02
- Where: Loon-Plage, Dunkerque region, France, France
- Status: announced
- Capacity: ~300,000 tonnes of aluminium per year
- Products: primary aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [American Industrial Partners](https://endata.com/companies/7612.md) (partner)
- [Aluminium Bahrain](https://endata.com/companies/9766.md) (acquirer)
- [Aluminium Dunkerque](https://endata.com/companies/74785.md) (target)

## Sources

- [americanindustrial.com](https://americanindustrial.com/news/alba-and-american-industrial-partners-enter-into-an-exclusive-agreement-for-alba-to-acquire-aluminium-dunkerque/), 2026-03-02: "Alba and AIP VII EUROPE S.a.r.l. today announce that they have entered into an exclusive agreement under which Alba will acquire 100% of Aluminium Dunkerque."
- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/smelting/alba-to-acquire-aluminium-dunkerque-europes-largest-smelter/), 2026-03-04: "Building on Alba's position as a global supplier serving five continents, this transaction represents a bold and forward-looking step in our strategic roadmap"

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