# Alba successfully starts 25% of Line 6 pots at aluminium smelter in Bahrain

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) announced on March 26, 2019, that it had successfully started 106 pots (25% of capacity) in Line 6 at its smelter in Bahrain. Full completion of Line 6 is expected in early Q3 2019.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-03-27
- Where: Bahrain, Bahrain
- Starts operating: Q3 2019
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 540,000 metric tonnes per year additional capacity (total 1.5 million mtpa)
- Products: aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Aluminium Bahrain](https://endata.com/companies/9766.md)

## Sources

- [zawya.com](https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/alba-successfully-starts-25-of-line-6-pots-e356dphf), 2019-03-27: "Alba announced that it has successfully started 106 pots in Line 6 on Tuesday 26 March 2019."

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