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Aluminium Dunkerque
Coverage of Aluminium Dunkerque in the Nexus archive.
- Bahrain bets on French luxury deals
Bahrain's Mumtalakat is partnering with France's TRAIL to invest in arts, music, luxury, and sports sectors. TRAIL, which owns stakes in Breitling, AresMMA, and Tech3, will open a Bahrain office to expand Gulf operations. Separately, Aluminium Bahrain announced a $2.2 billion acquisition of Aluminium Dunkerque.
- Bahrain presses ahead with plan to buy French aluminum smelter
Aluminium Bahrain is proceeding with a $2.2 billion plan to acquire France’s Aluminium Dunkerque, a smelter currently owned by American Industrial Partners. The deal’s price has risen from $1.2 billion in March due to aluminum prices hitting a four-year high, partly driven by supply disruptions linked to the Iran war and attacks on Alba’s facilities.