MANAMA, 2 April 2004 — Thirteen international top executives from the aluminum industry and 600 delegates are expected to take part in the 11th International Arab Aluminum Conference (ArabAl) 2004 to take place in Manama from April 19-21. The conference, which will have the theme “Critical Issues, Global Trends and Drivers”, will focus on issues related to global growth and strategy, power generation marketing trends for industry, downstream products and expansion. This will be the second ArabAl conference to be held in Bahrain.