Aluminium Bahrain BSC (Alba) renewed its support for Gulf Industry Fair (GIF) 2015, which underscores the company’s commitment to support initiatives that showcase Bahrain’s aluminum sector as well as highlight the Kingdom as an investor-friendly destination.

Organized by Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions, GIF 2015 will have the support of Bahraini Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa from Feb. 3 to 5, at Bahrain International Exhibition Centre.

The signing ceremony took place between Alba’s Director for Administration Abdul Rahman Janahi and Jubran Anwar Abdulrahman, MD of Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions. Alba’s Manager for Customer Services & Operations Khalid A. Latif and Ahmed Suleiman, exhibitions director from Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions were also present at the ceremony.

Alba’s Director for Administration Abdul Rahman Janahi said: “Alba, the pioneering aluminum smelter in the region, is privileged to support the Aluminium Village at GIF 2015. It is an event that enhances Bahrain’s reputation as an aluminium hub by providing a platform to promote the diversity of the Kingdom’s indigenous upstream and downstream aluminum industries.”

Anwar Abdulrahman, chairman of Al Hilal Group, the parent company of GIF organizer Hilal Conferences & Exhibitions, said: “The strategic support for Gulf Industry Fair of a global industrial heavyweight like Alba is integral to the promotion of our Aluminium Village concept, since it encourages related local and GCC downstream companies to benefit from participation. This, in turn, underlines the importance of the sector to not only Bahrain’s national economy but the region at large.”

The Gulf Industry Fair is described as the premier trade exhibition for the GCC for specialist industrial products and service providers, distributors and agencies representing the key segments of aluminum, industrial processes and manufacturing, steel and alloys, energy and environmental protection, logistics and industrial facilities, Ports & Maritime Industries, Training for Industry and Industrial Safety & Security.