Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), one of the world's largest aluminium smelters, said it has achieved the highest metal production in its 40-year history in 2011 with 881,310 metric tonnes, a substantial leap from 850,700 mtpa achieved the previous year.

Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal), the UAE’s two primary aluminium smelters, exhibited jointly at a major industry event in Istanbul recently. Nasser Zainal, general manager, Marketing & Sales — GCC, India...

Gold prices retreated from early record highs near $1,900 an ounce on Monday, as a rebound in stock markets from last week's lows gathered pace, denting interest in so-called safe haven assets like German bunds and bullion.

Gold retreated from a record high of $1,609.51 after a group of US senators offered an ambitious plan that could revive stalled debt talks and the prospect of a long-term deficit reduction deal to avert a default. On the other side of the Atlantic,