# Alba selects Bechtel for Line 7 expansion feasibility study

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) awarded International Bechtel Co. Ltd. a contract to perform a feasibility study for its Line 7 expansion project, which would add approximately 540,000 tonnes per year of aluminum capacity. The study is expected to be completed by September 2023.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2022-12-12
- Where: Bahrain, Bahrain
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 540,000 tonnes per year
- Products: aluminum
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Bechtel](https://endata.com/companies/2657.md) (supplier)
- [Aluminium Bahrain](https://endata.com/companies/9766.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [lightmetalage.com](https://www.lightmetalage.com/news/industry-news/smelting/bechtel-to-conduct-a-feasibility-study-for-albas-line-7-project/), 2022-12-12: "We are delighted of the partnership we have developed with Bechtel throughout the years, which has translated into awarding them Line 7 project’s feasibility study."

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