{"id":113759,"date":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/03\/30\/aluminum-and-steel-producers-are-now-fair-game-for-air-strikes-2\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T00:00:00","slug":"aluminum-and-steel-producers-are-now-fair-game-for-air-strikes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/menaplus\/2026\/03\/30\/aluminum-and-steel-producers-are-now-fair-game-for-air-strikes-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Aluminum and steel producers are now fair game for air strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Vital industrial infrastructure in the region is now in the line of fire<\/strong>, with steel production facilities in the UAE, Bahrain, and Iran struck over the weekend. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/asharqbusiness.com\/politics\/125732\/%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84\/\" style=\"\">Iran hit<\/a> Emirates Global Aluminum\u2019s (EGA) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/media.ega.ae\/ega-al-taweelah-site-at-kezad-sustains-significant-damage\/\" style=\"\">Al Taweelah plant<\/a> in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) and Aluminium Bahrain\u2019s (Alba) <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/bahrains-alba-confirms-iranian-attack-its-facilities-2026-03-28\/\" style=\"\">main smelter<\/a> in retaliatory strikes after two major Iranian steel production complexes in Asfahan and Khuzestan were <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.alarabiya.net\/aswaq\/economy\/2026\/03\/29\/%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A4%D9%88%D9%84-%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A-%D9%8A%D8%B9%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%81-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8-%D9%85%D8%B5%D8%A7%D9%86%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B5%D9%84%D8%A8-%D8%B6%D8%B1%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%84%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AA%D8%B5%D8%A7%D8%AF-%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%B1%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A9-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1-\" style=\"\">struck<\/a> on Friday, killing at least 2 and wounding several others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cThese are two of the biggest regional players<\/strong>, and any hit to their production and supply infrastructure naturally disrupts the flow of metals that several global industries rely on,\u201d dry bulk shipping consultancy Bharat Maritime told EnterpriseAM in a statement.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The disruption is likely to be prolonged<\/strong>, as damage to key facilities means it\u2019ll take a while before production can resume, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-28\/emirates-global-aluminium-says-smelter-site-damaged-in-attack-mnaeo4uk%20history%E2%86%90priornext%E2%86%92\" style=\"\">Bloomberg<\/a> reports. Bahraini iron pellet and structural steel producer Foulath Holding <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/foulath.com\/foulath-holding-declares-force-majeure-due-to-regional-developments\" style=\"\">announced<\/a> force majeure on Saturday, affecting certain group operations as a precautionary measure in response to regional developments.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u201cA significant premium on aluminium prices globally\u201d is likely<\/strong>, Bharat Maritime said \u2014 and analysts had previously told us that finding alternative producers quickly will be tricky. Aerospace, electronics, and construction sectors in Japan, the US, and the EU are expected to be especially hit, with each importing some 19-25% of their primary aluminum from the GCC. Around 9% of the world\u2019s total aluminum supply comes from the region. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Meanwhile, China could be impacted by halts in Iran\u2019s steel production: <\/strong>Iran is the world\u2019s largest producer of direct reduced iron, churning out some 34.1 mn tons of the essential industrial material \u2014 almost a third of the world\u2019s capacity, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1342.pdf\" style=\"\">report (pdf)<\/a> by the US-based industry leader Midrex. While most of the country\u2019s production is for domestic use, Iran is reportedly a big <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.steelradar.com\/en\/haber\/potential-impact-of-china-and-us-tensions-on-irans-exports-and-steel-industry\/#:~:text=Currently%2C%20China%20is%20Iran'\"s%2520largest,sustainable%2520position%2520in%2520global%2520markets.%25E2%2580%259D&sa=D&source=editors&ust=1776109965271936&usg=AOvVaw1ETS0PTESkpeaFz7mzSUWr\" style=\"\">exporter<\/a> of steel and Iron products to China, but how badly China will be impacted depends on the volume of Iranian exports \u2014 and there is no available verifiable data on that. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The attacks are more bad news for already battered global industrial supply chains. <\/strong>It expands damage to aluminum production and adds steel supply chains to the list of the war\u2019s casualties. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">Houthis enter the chat<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Iran pulls an ace out of its sleeve: <\/strong>Yemen\u2019s Houthi militia has officially <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2026-03-28\/iran-backed-houthis-join-war-as-more-us-troops-reach-middle-east?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\">joined the war<\/a> after sitting on the sidelines for almost a month since the war started. The group fired ballistic missiles at Israel on Saturday and vowed to keep up attacks as long as US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon\u2019s Hezbollah continue. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>IN CONTEXT- <\/strong>The Houthi\u2019s entry in the war coincided with the US sending more troops to the region in preparation for possible ground operations in Iran, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/asia-pacific\/yemens-houthis-enter-iran-war-with-attacks-israel-while-us-marines-arrive-region-2026-03-28\/\" style=\"\">Reuters<\/a> reported. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Could the Houthis' entrance into the war see vessels in the Bab Al Mandab Strait be <\/strong><strong>targeted next?<\/strong> While Israel seems to be the sole target for now, policymakers will likely be concerned that the group will resume its attacks on passing vessels making their way to and from the Suez Canal. Even if maritime attacks do not materialize, the Houthi\u2019s active involvement in the war will likely further ward off shipping lines from the region and push up war ins. premiums.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What will happen if the Houthis shut down Bab Al Mandab? <\/strong>Closing that strait would deal a big blow to Saudi Arabia\u2019s efforts to reroute its oil volumes and some parts of the larger GCC trade through its western coasts. This will leave the Suez Canal as the only major way out for Saudi oil and GCC\u2019s exports and the only way in for most GCC-bound trade, including essential products like food. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two major Iranian steel production complexes were hit on Friday, and Iran struck GCC-based steel and aluminum plants on Saturday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":113760,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2594],"tags":[2564,2538,2590,2609,2562,2593],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-113759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-war-watch","tag-bahrain","tag-enterpriseam","tag-iran","tag-shipping-maritime","tag-uae","tag-war-watch","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"745c3de7-9d0b-4a62-a71e-77501f19fac3","order":"3","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2026\/3\/1373.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"Industry is now fair game","related_issue":[113754],"teaser":"Two major Iranian steel production complexes were hit on Friday, and Iran struck GCC-based steel and aluminum plants on Saturday"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - 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