# Alba plans to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has entered into a share purchase agreement with American Industrial Partners to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, a French manufacturer of slabs and ingots for automotive, transportation, and packaging sectors.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-06
- Where: France, France
- Value: $2.20B
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 300,000 metric tons of aluminium per year
- Products: aluminium slabs and ingots
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Bpifrance](https://endata.com/companies/5687.md) (investor)
- [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

- [aluminiumtoday.com](https://aluminiumtoday.com/news/alba-plans-to-acquire-aluminium-dunkerque), 2026-05-15: "[The acquisition] will further expand Alba’s international footprint, building on its strong industrial foundation in Bahrain, while strengthening our global low-carbon aluminium platform."
- [marketscreener.com](https://www.marketscreener.com/news/alba-to-buy-french-aluminium-smelter-in-2-2-billion-deal-ce7f5dd9d081f325), 2026-06-02: "Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) has agreed to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque, the European Union's largest aluminium smelter, in a deal valued at about $2.2 billion, the company said on Tuesday."
- [financierworldwide.com](https://www.financierworldwide.com/fw-news/2026/6/4/alba-acquires-aluminium-dunkerque-in-22bn-deal), 2026-06-03: "Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) is to acquire Aluminium Dunkerque in a transaction valued at approximately $2.2bn."

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