The Company commences work on the Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Plant. Phase 1 encompassed work on the Alba plant itself, while subsequent work comprised phased expansions. Today, the Group is working on Phase 6 of the Alba expansion project. The year also witnessed the rst of many successful Joint Ventures (JV’s) with Tarmac International resulting in Bahrain’s rst concrete company, and the Gulf’s rst ready-mix service provider.