$385m aluminium facility in Sohar

SOHAR — Aluminium Rolling Mill Company, owned by Takamul Investment Company, laid the foundation-stone for its facility in Sohar Industrial Estate. The project, which costs $ 385 million, is the biggest added-value venture so far in the field of aluminium in the Sultanate. The project will provide more than 270 direct job opportunities, as well as a number of associated investment opportunities.

The production capacity of the facility stands at 140,000 tonnes of multipurpose rolled aluminium sheets. The construction of the facility will take 31 months. All environmental and safety requirements were considered during the designing phase and the latest technologies will be implemented while manufacturing aluminium flat rolls.