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Aluminum Bahrain (Alba) and Sapa AB recently signed a multi-year agreement to supply a significant quantity of extrusion billetts to the Sapa Profiles Group in Europe.
The deal was a result of Alba and Sapa working closely since the end of 2009 to develop a strong business relationship.
There have been a number of high-level meetings between the companies, which included Alba successfully completing a quality audit performed by Sapa in the first quarter 2010.
At the end of April 2010, Alba was invited to participate in Sapa's global strategic sourcing programme whereby it would consolidate its purchases between a select group of suppliers and source larger volumes over a longer term basis. As a result of this process, Alba was officially selected as one of the key suppliers for this programme.
Sapa is the global leader in its field of operation in the core areas of extruded profiles, building and heat transfer systems. Sapa, which currently operates around 45 plants in Europe, North America and Asia, is regarded as the largest extruder in the world with a global capacity of more then 900,000MT per annum.
Alba chief executive Laurent Schmitt said: "We are delighted to have been selected as part of Sapa's strategic sourcing programme. This further demonstrates Alba's commitment to be a major player in the global market for high value-added products. The outcome is also the result of a strong team effort at Alba involving close co-operation between the marketing and operations groups bolstered by strong support by the executive team."
