Advanced Materials & Manufacturing

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)

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30-Second Executive Brief

Executive Assessment

Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) functions as a regional institution within Advanced Materials & Manufacturing, backed by 50% sourcing coverage, with a stable competitive position.

  • Maintains 2 mapped relationships across the graph
  • 50% sourcing coverage across sourced relationships
  • Tracked as regional institution within the Advanced Materials & Manufacturing category

Executive Snapshot

Strategic Role
Regional Institution
Sourcing Coverage
50%
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Computed live from this entity's own relationships and evidence: how many relationships carry at least one linked citation, weighted with citation recency and source type — independent of Strategic Importance, and not a prediction. Not a hand-typed number; recalculated on every read.

Ecosystem Influence
Moderate
Strategic Momentum
Insufficient Data

Coverage

Mapped Relationships
2
Technology Domains
4

Strategic Implications

  • Central node connecting multiple strategic ecosystems
  • Directly influences technology and capital flows
  • Material relevance to downstream dependency mapping

Top Opportunities

Continued strategic alignment with Ma'aden across Gulf metals and mining supply chains following the SABIC stake transfer.

Top Risks

Exposure to global aluminium price cycles and energy input costs typical of primary aluminium smelting.

Critical Dependencies

Bahrain Mumtalakat Holding Company (Was developed by)Ma'aden (Saudi Arabian Mining Company) (Was developed by)
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One of the world's largest aluminium smelters by production capacity, dually listed on the Bahrain Bourse and London Stock Exchange, majority-owned by Bahrain's sovereign wealth fund Mumtalakat (69.38%) alongside Saudi Arabia's Ma'aden (20.62%, acquired from SABIC for roughly $1 billion) and the general public (10%).

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Sources

Every claim traced to a primary source — evidence, recent activity, and insider filing behavior, all in one place.

Evidence

1 source

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Acquisition & Investment Fit

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Relationship Map

The relationships surrounding Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) — ownership, dependencies, regulation, technology and market context. Click any node to make it the new center, 2 levels deep.

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The Story So Far

Jan 2025: Ma'aden acquires SABIC's 20.62% stake for ~$1 billion→Jan 2025: Ma'aden announced as Alba's major shareholder

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Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)'s Timeline

A sourced, dated history of Aluminium Bahrain (Alba)'s key moments — founding to present.

  1. Jan 2025 · Ma'aden acquires SABIC's 20.62% stake for ~$1 billion

    Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) acquired SABIC's 20.62% stake in Alba for approximately $1 billion, becoming Alba's second-largest shareholder alongside Bahrain's Mumtalakat.