Middle East aluminum risk by product and company, Part 2: UAE/Bahrain
Looking beyond EGA and Alba, what do other UAE and Bahrain producers mean for specific US import product categories?
Author: nicholasbell
Middle East aluminum risk by product and company, Part 1: EGA/Alba
Part 1 of a three-part series examines how EGA and Alba's high-purity ingot, billet and foundry alloys intersect with US demand.
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