Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Maaden) has said it is targeting a 22 per cent jump in the price of aluminium as demand recovers, Bloomberg has reported. The state-controlled metals producer, which operates in the gold, phosphate and other mining industries, is building an aluminum smelter with US-based Alcoa. as part of a SR40.5bn ($10.8bn) industrial complex in the kingdom. The company plans to be the lowest-cost producer of the metal, which will “give us an edge to have a good place in the market,” Abdullah Abdulgader, executive director for project management and engineering said.