EGA
| File:Emirates Global Aluminium logo.svg | |
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Aluminium |
| Predecessors | Dubai Aluminium Company Emirates Aluminium Company |
| Founded 📆 | 2013[1] |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Abdulla Jassim Kalban, President & CEO |
| Owners | |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 7,000 |
| 🌐 Website | ega.ae |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") is an aluminium conglomerate with interests in bauxite/alumina and primary aluminium smelting. It is owned equally by Mubadala Investment Company of Abu Dhabi and Investment Corporation of Dubai.
EGA operates aluminium smelters in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, an alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi, and a bauxite mine and associated export facilities in the Republic of Guinea, a speciality foundry in Germany, and an aluminium recycling plant in the United States.[2]
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).[3]
Core smelter assets
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.[4]
References
- ↑ Langton, James (23 March 2021). "Make it in the Emirates: From diving beneath the sea to flying with the stars - a short history of UAE industry". The National.
- ↑ "Operations | EGA". www.ega.ae. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ↑ "Emirates Global Aluminium marks 40 years since aluminium production began in UAE". Gulf News. November 13, 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ↑ "Gulf Aluminium Council". www.gac.ae.
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