EGA Greets Region’s First-Ever Capesize Vessel To Khalifa Port In Abu Dhabi
Yesterday, Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) greeted the arrival of the region’s first fully-laden Capesize vessel at its quay at...
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EGA Ships First Bauxite From Guinea Mines
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday the first exports of bauxite ore from its mines in the West African state of Guinea under the auspices of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC). Per EGA, the commencement of bauxite ore shipments marks the beginning...
EGA Employee Improvements Initiative Saves Firm US$5.7 Million So Far In 2019
A program that incorporates suggestions from rank-and-file employees of Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) has saved the company AED20.8 million...
EGA Inks US$750 Million Funding Deal For Guinea Bauxite Mine Project
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) revealed on Tuesday that its wholly-owned subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) closed a US$750-million financing...
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EGA Commissions Spent Pot Lining Pre-Treatment Plant At Al Taweela
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday the start-up of its AED15 million (US$4.1 million) pre-treatment and spent pot lining facility at its plant at Al Taweelah. The facility is part of a nine-year project undertaken by EGA to discover alternative uses to spent pot lining. The firm has already claimed the top spot as […]
EGA Becomes First Mideast Firm To Gain ASI Certification
The Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI) announced on Wednesday the successful certification of Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) against the ASI Performance Standard, making it the first Middle-Eastern firm to receive such certification. ASI certified EGA’s Al Taweelah plant, which boasts a nameplate capacity of 1.5 million metric tons. The certification attests to EGA’s adherence to […]
EGA Refines First Alumina At Al Taweelah
The first batch of alumina has been produced at Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC’s (EGA) new refinery at Al Taweelah. The US$3.3 billion plant in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi is the country’s first alumina refinery, which EGA says will set the UAE on the path to becoming a major regional alumina refining country. EGA says […]
EGA Breaks Ground On New Cutting Edge Power Plant At Jebel Ali Aluminium Smelter
The first shovel of earth has been turned in the new power block to be built by Emirates Global Aluminium, Mubadala Investment Company, and Dubal Holding at the Jebel Ali aluminium smelter in Dubai. The AED1 billion (US$272 million) project is the product of a joint venture between Mubadala and Dubai Holding to construct a […]
EGA Smelts Record 2.64 Million Metric Tons Of Aluminium In 2018
UAE’s Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) reported financial and operational results earlier this week. Though financial numbers struggled, the firm set production records over the course of the year in addition to making significant progress on projects for future growth and competitiveness. In 2018, EGA reported a net income of AED 1.2 billion (US$325 million) […]
Biden Infrastructure Bill A Big Boon To Aluminium Industry: Norsk Hydro VP Mike Stier
Earlier this month the United States Congress passed into law President Joe Biden’s US$1.2 trillion infrastructure package. The Investing in a New Vision for the Environment and Surface Transportation in America Act (or the INVEST in America Act) will allocate US$550 billion ...
The Net-Zero Shift Starts With Low Carbon Aluminium
2020 was supposed to be “year of climate action”, with the Glasgow COP26 acting as a major milestone for both ...
Aluminium at the LME Week – Key Takeaways
Between October 28 and November 1st, London hosted the traditional London Metals Exchange (LME) Week gathering of analysts, brokers, traders ...
Aluminium Market Oversupplied, Demand Growth Flat
Base metals prices reacted positively to the progress registered in the latest round of US – China trade talks in ...
