In a key step towards pioneering advanced air mobility, Abu Dhabi debuted the UAE’s first operational vertiport for electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs). The agreement aims to develop a sustainable aluminum dross processing plant in Bahrain. This partnership will strengthen the Bahrain-Japan economic partnership and also pave the way for innovative advancements in sustainable aluminum production. With advanced technologies, the aluminum dross processing facility will recover valuable aluminum metal as well as reduce waste. Ali Al Baqali, Alba’s CEO; Hisham Al Kooheji, Acting Chief Marketing Officer, and Alba’s Executive Management Team, Yamamoto Takaaki, Chairman and Representative Director of Daiki Aluminium, Goto Kazushi, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, Fukushima Toshitake, Vice General Manager of Overseas Business Coordination Department, were present at the signing ceremony that took place at Alba premises. By combining Alba’s industry-leading expertise and Daiki Aluminium’s advanced technologies, this collaboration intends to support the environmental goals of Bahrain while aligning with Alba’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Roadmap. The partnership is primarily focused on supporting the circular economy. Director Yamamoto Takaaki commented that, “With the signing of this MoU, we will build on our global partnership and help Alba and the Kingdom of Bahrain achieve their sustainable environmental goals. We are very proud to form a strategic alliance with Alba, one of the world’s leading aluminum smelters, and we are confident that this partnership will make a significant contribution to the development of a sustainable aluminum industry. Since our founding in 1922, we have focused on the aluminum recycling business for more than 100 years. And through the products, technologies, and services of both companies, we will contribute to the realization of sustainability.”