Alba sponsored the 3rd Annual Asian Petcoke Conference that took place in Hong Kong from October. The theme of the three-day conference was: East meets West: Petcoke’s Unity in Diversity.
Alba’s Carbon Operations Manager, Daniel Suleiman Asghar presented a paper on: Use of Under-Calcined Coke to Produce Anodes Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba)’s sponsorship of the 3 rd Annual Asian Petcoke Conference emphasises the company’s determination to support the growth of the petroleum coke industry both regionally and globally. The 3 rd Annual Asian Petcoke Conference – organised under the theme: East meets West: Petcoke’s Unity in Diversity – took place at the Harbour Grand Hotel, Hong Kong.
The event provided some of the industry’s leading experts in anode-grade and fuel grade petroleumcoke with the opportunity to learn of new trends and developments in the industry, address issues and concerns facing the industry and meet potential customers and suppliers. Alba’s Carbon Operations Manager, Daniel Suleiman Asghar presented a paper on the Use of Under-Calcined Coke to Produce Anodes during a session dedicated towards examining the global carbon outlook. Also attending the conference were the Procurement and Warehousing Manager, Ali Al Baqali, Strategic Supply & Planning Manager, Marius Esterhuizen, and Head of Supply, Nader Assad.
“Alba is one of two aluminium smelters in the world to have a dedicated petroleum coke calciner plant.This places the company in a unique position as it allows us to have total control over the quality of anodes being produced and consequently in developing a positive impact on the aluminium production process. We are proud to once again give our support to the 3 rd Annual Asian Petcoke Conference as it addresses matters that are crucial to our operations namely, issues related to the availability, production and quality of green and calcined petroleum coke as well as global economic trends,” Alba’s Chief Operations Officer, Isa Al-Ansari, said.
Alba’s petroleum coke calciner plant was commissioned in May 2001, and was built on 140,000 square meters of reclaimed land at Alba’s marine terminal. Total annual production of calcined petroleum coke is 550,000metric tonnes per annum. It is used as a major raw material in the production of carbon anodes used in the aluminium smelting process. Having a dedicated petroleum coke calciner plant in Alba’s strengthens the company’s strategy of self-reliance and eliminates the need to import calcined coke.