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ALBA – Aluminum Bahrain is the Arab world’s first aluminum smelter. The $160 million refinery located on this island nation just off the Gulf coast of Saudi Arabia ships more than 120,000 metric tons of aluminum annually to western Europe and Japan. ALBA’s potline is energized by electricity produced from natural gas supplied by Bahrain Petroleum Co. Ltd, an affiliate of Standard Oil of California. (Photo courtesy of Standard Oil of California Bulletin.)