Bahraini Aluminum Manufacturer GARMCO Makes In-Roads In U.S.

Washington, D.C.
September 8, 2006

In 1986, the Gulf Aluminum Rolling Mill Company ( GARMCO) rolled its first 20,000 tons of aluminum. In the intervening 20 years, GARMCO has continuously increased capacity, broadened its product range and invested in the necessary infrastructure to remain a leader. Today, GARMCO is the largest downstream aluminum facility in the Arabian Gulf region. GARMCO now boasts operations throughout the world, including sales and manufacturing establishments in the United States.

Based in Bahrain, GARMCO is located conveniently and advantageously beside one of the world’s largest smelters, Aluminum Bahrain (ALBA), producing 830,000 tons of raw aluminum each year. In America, GARMCO has quickly established operations in the world's largest aluminum market where customers demand quality and service from suppliers. GARMCO operates major subsidiaries in the United States where the recently ratified U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement has opened up opportunities by eliminating barriers to international trade.

GARMCO USA, in Danbury, Connecticut, has built a reputation for quality products and on-time delivery that are competitive with domestic producers. The fact that GARMCO supplies some of the world's highest quality products has long been recognized in the market. GARMCO USA’s dedicated sales and service team sells core products delivered from Bahrain. Extensive warehousing of the most common products and storing them strategically in locations throughout the U.S. allows GARMCO to offer true just-in-time delivery comparable the domestic providers.

MidAmerica Extrusions, in Indianapolis, Indiana, operates a 3,500-ton press with an annual output exceeding 10,000 tons of finished product. Capabilities range from the extrusion of simple stock shapes to custom design. MidAmerica serves applications ranging from stadium seating to playground equipment, automotive to architectural uses.

Republic Foil, also in Danbury, Connecticut, is a leading supplier of electrolytic capacitor foil worldwide. Republic is able to roll the thinnest commercially produced aluminum foil in the world today, all to the exacting quality and service standards of the American market.

“GARMCO is a perfect example of a Bahraini company able to make in-roads in the world’s largest consumer market through quality products and services,” commented Bahrain Ambassador to the U.S., Dr. Naser Al Belooshi. “These are the building blocks of successful companies anywhere in the world. Add to this the advantages of the USBFTA and I think GARMCO is poised for further, perhaps even rapid, growth in the U.S.”

For further information, please contact the Office of the Economic Representative via e-mail info@bahraingateway.org or by telephone at (202) 537-7810.