# Alba completes Line 6 expansion, becoming world's largest single-site smelter

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) inaugurated its Line 6 expansion project on November 24, 2019, increasing annual production capacity by 540,000 tonnes to over 1.5 million tonnes, making it the world's largest single-site smelter.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2019-11-24
- Where: Bahrain, Bahrain
- Starts operating: 13 Dec 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 540,000 tonnes per year (additional); total 1.5 million tonnes per year
- Products: aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)](https://endata.com/companies/43644.md)

## Sources

- [news.metal.com](https://news.metal.com/newscontent/101000037-bahrain-aluminium-alba-sixth-production-line-expansion-project-will-become-a-large-single-point-smelter-in-the-world), 2019-12-02: "The king was pleased to launch the Alba Line 6 expansion project, which will further consolidate the company's position as the largest smelter with a total annual production capacity of more than 1 million tons."

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