Investments in the GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) aluminium industry are expected to reach USD55 billion by 2022, driven by new factories and projects, according to Ventures Middle East's April 2011 GCC Aluminium Industry Report. "The GCC region, which largely focuses on upstream manufacturing activities, currently produces 7% of the world's total primary aluminium supply," Abu Dhabi-based Ventures Middle East says. This figure will increase to 10% by 2017 with the completion of three new smelter facilities in Saudi Arabia.
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