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...
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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...
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,...
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...
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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$1.4 billion project. The firm says first production is expected to commence early next year. […]
EGA Receives First Bauxite Shipment for Al Taweelah Refinery from Guinea
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC announced this weekend the reception of the first bauxite ore destined for use at Al Taweelah alumina refinery from mines in west Africa. The shipment of 61 thousand metric tons arrived at port just over a month after it left the shores of Guinea. It represents the first of a yearly […]
EGA Inks Fifteen-Year Transshipment Agreement With Louis Dreyfus Company for Guinean Bauxite
UAE aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC announced yesterday a new 15-year agreement with Louis Dreyfus Company B.V. (LDC) subsidiary LD Ports & Logistics to transship bauxite from the Republic of Guinea. Separately, LDC subsidiary Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and Abu Dhabi Ports executed an agreement to form a joint venture to assist in the project. […]
EGA Plans First Alumina Refined at Al Taweelah in First Half of 2019
United Arab Emirates aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC revealed last week that it anticipates refining the first batch of alumina at Al Taweelah at some point in the front half of next year, over a year beyond the initially-planned start date of late 2017. The refinery, which is expected to ultimately boast a capacity […]
Is Rio Tinto’s ISAL smelter a bargain or a smart investment?
At least three companies (including Swiss commodity trader Glencore and German Trimet Aluminium) have expressed interest in buying Rio Tinto’s aluminium assets in Iceland, Sweden and the Netherlands, priced at up to US$ 350 million, news agencies reported earlier this month. A ...
Aluminium Extrusions Are Winning The Race For Battery Enclosure In EVs
Battery enclosures for electric vehicles (also called frames, housings or battery packs) have a pretty straightforward purpose: holding and protecting ...
Half-Year Report: Aluminium Prices Still Under Pressure
Base metals prices continued to slide in May and early June, with metals traded on the LME witnessing some serious ...
Aluminium Prices in Q2: A Market Analysis
Base metals prices tumbled in the last week of April and at the start of May, with the aluminium price ...
