Saudi Aluminium Industry: Smelting, Processing, and Downstream Ambitions

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Saudi Aluminium Industry: Ma’aden, Ras Al-Khair and Bauxite

Saudi Arabia’s aluminium industry is built around Ma’aden, the Ras Al-Khair smelter and the Al Ba’itha bauxite mine, creating the largest single integrated metals operation in the Middle East. The value chain links a 4 million tonne-per-year bauxite mine in central Arabia to a 1.8 million tonne alumina refinery, a 740,000 tonne-per-year primary aluminium smelter and a 380,000 tonne flat-rolled mill — all on a single industrial site. Total invested capital across the value chain has run above $10.8 billion since first metal in 2013, and Ma’aden’s full buyout of Alcoa’s minority stake in July 2025 has now consolidated the assets under 100 percent Saudi ownership for the first time.

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Saudi Aluminium Industry: Smelting, Processing, and Downstream Ambitions

Saudi Aluminium Industry: Ma’aden, Ras Al-Khair and Bauxite