Consumption of aluminium globally has been increasing in various industrial applications due to its main characteristics which are as follows:

• Light weight.
• Corrosion-resistant, when painted.
• Ability to accommodate a variety of surface finishes and durability.
• Ease of machining into desired shapes.
• To meet these challenges, BALEXCO has invested in state-of-the-art manufacturing technology which has been fully integrated into a modern plant.

BALEXCO’s integrated manufacturing facilities are located at Sitra Industrial Area, Bahrain and include:

• 12,000 tonnes per annum remelting and casting plant from Hertwich Engineering, Austria.
• Four extrusion presses of 2000t (Shloeman), 1600t (Clecim), 2800t GIA Clecim (SMS) tons force with billet diameters of 7, 8 , 9 and 8 inches
• 6,000 tonnes per annum powder coating line supplied by Interproject Corporation USA.
• 6,000 tonnes per annum anodizing line.

Production is fully automated with modern process control systems. Most of the equipments are driven by PLCs system mainly supplied by Allen Bradley.