EGA Seals Aluminium Supply Deal with BMW
Emirates Global Aluminium has entered into an agreement with Munich automaker Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) to supply the German...
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EGA’s Alumina Refinery Construction Project Celebrates Key Construction Milestone
Abu Dhabi’s Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that it has achieved a major milestone in its Al Taweelah alumina refinery project. According to local media, the US$3 billion project has reached the point of sixty percent completion of its calciners. The plant,...
Chinese Overcapacity Makes for Tough Going on International Aluminium Market: EGA’s Kalban
Significant competition from aluminium smelters in the People’s Republic of China will temper upward pressures on the global price of...
EGA Named a Global Challenger by Boston Consulting Group
United Arab Emirates aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium has been declared one of the world’s top rapidly globalizing companies by...
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EGA to Open Bauxite Mine in Guinea
United Arab Emirates’ Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced last week that it would soon begin construction on a significant bauxite mine in the West African country of Guinea. The mine is anticipated to insure a steady stream of high-quality bauxite ore for the firm’s domestic operations and, in turn, lead to new sales in […]
IAI Selects Norsk Hydro’s Aasheim as Chair
The International Aluminium Institute (IAI) announced this week that it has chosen Norsk Hydro’s Hilde Merete Aasheim as its new Chair. Norsk’s Executive Vice President of primary metal business will be replacing Abdulla Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, who is stepping down after two years in the position. The appointment was made […]
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 ...
