First Capesize Vessel Departs Guinea Alumina Corporation Facilities In Kamsar
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced over the weekend the departure of the inaugural Capesize vessel from its bauxite mining...
Al Taweelah refinery
EGA Refines One Millionth Metric Ton Of Alumina At Al Taweelah Refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) marked a significant milestone this week, noting the one millionth ton of alumina refined at the Al Taweelah alumina refinery since operations began at the site in April. In a press release, the firm said its US$3.3...
EGA Begins New Round Of Research Collaboration With MIT
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) began a new phase in its ongoing research partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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...
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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’s Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery Enters Final Stages Of Commissioning
The commissioning of Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC’s (EGA) massive new alumina refinery is yet closer to producing its first alumina, as the firm announced yesterday that the commissioning of the site has entered its final stages. The firm says it has begun hot-water testing of the Digestion section at Al Taweelah, which is the first […]
Waste Management System Now In Place At Al Taweelah, EGA Projects First Production For First Half Of 2019
United Arab Emirates aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium announced yesterday the commissioning of the waste-management system at the firm’s Al Taweelah alumina refinery, which is currently under construction. The firm said the milestone brings them ever closer to the eventual opening of the plant in its entirety, which is scheduled for the opening half of […]
EGA Takes First Delivery Of Caustic Soda At Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced yesterday the reception of the inaugural shipment of caustic soda for use in the Al Taweelah alumina refinery as it nears completion. The refinery, which covers an area equal to 200 football fields and utilizes enough steel to build 7 Eiffel Towers, is expected to require around 130,000 metric […]
EGA’s Construction of Bauxite Operations in Boké Reaches Half Completion
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC’s (EGA) operations in Guinea reached 50 percent construction completion this week, with the firm announcing the same on Tuesday. Operating in-country under the auspices of Guinea Alumina Corporation, EGA is employing 4,000 Guineans to complete the US$1.4 billion project. The firm says first production is expected to commence early next year. […]
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 businesses and policymakers to accelerate decarbonization efforts. However, with COVID-19 disrupting lives and economies in an unprecedented manner, countries across the globe ...
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 ...
Aluminium of Greece (AOG): is the Pechiney spirit still alive?
Between September 24-25, FastmarketsMB organized its annual aluminium conference in Athens. A day before the conference, in accordance with an ...
