Page 11 - Altogether Magazine Issue 4 English

11 The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States could impose their presence on the Aluminium industry map within a short period of time, with the Secretary General of the Aluminium Gulf Council expecting GCC production of Aluminium to reach 5 million tons by 2015, with the result that the GCC States become among the most important Aluminium-producing areas in the world after China. The GCC countries are reported to have reached production of 3.7 million tons of Aluminium during 2012, an increase of 300,000 tons year-on-year. The growth of this industry contributes to a corresponding increase in jobs, with the Aluminium industry sector employing 12,000 employees directly and about 30,000 indirectly. According to its rank among other its efficiency in both quality and each state, which will contribute sectors and the rates of growth quantity. to the reduction of differences and productivity at the global between markets and the economic level, the Aluminium Given the great attention paid development of further industries, industry sector, following the energy by the governments of the Gulf thus helping the industrial sector, predominates over all other States to the industrial sector in sector play a leading role in the investment projects, in terms of its general and the Aluminium sector pursuit of economic unification capacity to drive more promising in particular, we emphasize that the and integration among the GCC investment opportunities with high factors of success and expansion countries. economic viability in the current mandate work within the principle period. The Aluminium industry of achieving industrial integration The Aluminium industry and sector in the GCC States urgently between the markets of the GCC other manufacturing industries needs to expand investments at countries to work in conditions of have recently been threatened by the global and local levels during fair competition and ensure the fierce competition on the regional the coming years. For example, movement of products unhindered and global levels, and therefore when we talk about international - in addition to the integration of the GCC States have to establish partnerships, the automotive production processes. This will make partnerships and joint industrial industry receives the greatest the GCC States productive units projects, ensuring the expansion of focus during the coming period, and help the States to complement the ranges of the regional and global due to its efficiency in use, its ideal each other rather than compete. In market products, and increasing advantages at the environmental order to ensure that the GCC States the production levels in size and level, and the usability for recycling succeed in the development of the magnitude and taking advantage permanently. industrial sector, they have to adopt of all the capabilities and resources the trends of specialization and available in the parties. Moreover, Aluminium products have industrial concentration, and avoid penetrated the Heavy Industries unnecessary diversification. It is also important for the Sector, the Consumer Goods Sector, GCC States to raise the level of and other industrial sectors. Modern This will improve the proficiency of coordination in the industrial technology has emerged in the the different industries to compete production field and remove service of the Aluminium industry on the regional and international the obstacles associated with at the refinery level, with progress levels. Moreover, the improvement protectionist policies and custom in raising Aluminium efficiency of the level of coordination will restrictions which are imposed on in energy saving, and many other also lead to efficient distribution their exports that operate directly developments related to the of industries on the basis of the to weaken the competitive position expansion of its uses and raising competitive advantages enjoyed by of the Gulf Industrial Sector, in