Al Taweelah

First Capesize Vessel Departs Guinea Alumina Corporation Facilities In Kamsar

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 subsidiary in Guinea. Berge Bulk’s ore carrier MV Berge Rosa departed from Guinea Alumina Corporation’s facilities at Kamsar bound for an unnamed...

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EGA Refines First Alumina At Al Taweelah

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 […]

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EGA’s Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery Enters Final Stages Of Commissioning

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 […]

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EGA Commissions First Of Four Sections Of Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery

EGA Commissions First Of Four Sections Of Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery

UAE aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) is one big step closer to alumina production over this week’s successful completion and commissioning of the first major section of its alumina refinery now under construction at Al Taweelah. Per a press release by the firm, the calcination section’s 1,700 instruments and over 100 motors have […]

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Waste Management System Now In Place At Al Taweelah, EGA Projects First Production For First Half Of 2019

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 […]

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EGA Takes First Delivery Of Caustic Soda At Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery

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 […]

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