Emirates Global Aluminium

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EGA

Type	Public company
Industry	Aluminium
Founded	1979
Headquarters	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Key people	Abdulla Jassim Kalban, President & CEO
Products	Aluminium
Number of employees	7,000
Website	www.ega.ae

Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") is owned equally by Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai. EGA is an aluminium conglomerate with interests in bauxite/alumina and primary aluminium smelting.

History[]

In 1975, Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL) was founded as the UAE's first aluminium production company. The company's first working site was at Jebel Ali, it took four years for the production to start. In 2007, Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) was founded. In 2013, DUBAL and EMAL were merged to form Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA).^[1] They use the waste heat of gas and oil fired electricity production for the desalination of sea water.

Core smelter assets[]

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EGA's core operating assets are Dubai Aluminium (“DUBAL”) and Emirates Aluminium (“EMAL”) – whose combined production is 2.34 million tonnes per annum ("tpa"). DUBAL's Jebel Ali operation – comprising a 1 million tpa smelter, a 2,350 MW power station and other facilities – is one of the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters. EMAL's Al Taweelah operation – comprising a 1.3 million tpa smelter, a 3,100 MW power station and other facilities – is the world's largest single-site primary aluminium producer.

GAC[]

EGA is a member of the Gulf Aluminum Council ("GAC"), which represents, promotes and protects the interests of the aluminium industries within the Persian Gulf region.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website