Following the establishment of Aluminium Bahrain (ALBA) in 1971 as the first smelter in the Middle East, Al Zayani Investments was the first private group to identify the enormous benefits of downstreaming next to a source of hot metal. In 1978, Midal Cables Ltd. was commissioned with an initial capacity of 20,000 MT to produce EC grade aluminium rod, aluminium alloy rod for mechanical and electrical application, all aluminium conductor steel reinforced and aluminium alloy conductor for power transmission lines.

As Alba's capacity grew to 500,000 MT, so did Midal's to the current operational ceiling of 90,000 MT per year. Soon Midal will become the single largest molten metal user customer to Alba actively contributing to the national economy of Bahrain by placing a much higher added value to Bahrain's exported aluminium.

Reinforcing its status as a leader in its field in 1993, Midal was the first industrial company in Bahrain to be awarded the international quality System Standard ISO 9002 and in 1996 Midal was also awarded ISO 14001 Environmental & Quality Standard, measures that will ensure its continued word wide recognition as a quality industrial company.