Emirates Global Aluminium And GE To Explore Switching Gas Turbines To Hydrogen
In an effort at culling greenhouse gas emissions from its aluminium smelting operations, Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced over...
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EGA To Begin Construction On Plant To Convert Bauxite Waste To Usable Soil
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) will soon begin construction on a plant to convert bauxite residue to usable soil, the first such on Earth. The pilot plant is the product of five years of research and development between EGA and the University...
EGA Commissions New Aluminium Production Capacity At Al Taweela Smelter
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) officially completed the latest expansion at its Al Taweela aluminium smelter over the weekend. The...
EGA’s Al Taweelah Refines Record 1.09 MMT Of Alumina In 2021’s First Half
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) turned in results for the first half of 2021 this week. The firm showed a...
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EGA Begins Second Phase Of Al Taweelah Aluminium Smelter Expansion Ahead Of Schedule
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced this week that it has begun the second phase of the expansion of its aluminium smelter at Al Taweelah ahead of schedule. EGA said in a press release that the second phase will add 26 new reduction cells to Potline 2, increasing the line’s output by over 30 thousand […]
EGA’s Al Taweela Refinery Produces Near-Capacity 1.92 MMT Of Alumina In 2020
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) reported financial and operating results for the full year of 2020 earlier this week. Despite the global market struggling under the effects of coronavirus, the firm’s numbers were generally strong for the year. For the full year, EGA reported an adjusted EBITDA of US$1.13 billion, up by 63 percent on […]
EGA Completes Refurbishment At Al-Taweelah Aluminium Smelter’s Potline 3
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) completed a major refurbishment of its Potline 3 at the Al-Taweelah aluminium smelter, having relined the reduction cells after several years of use. According to the firm, the over 400 reduction cells were also augmented with new steel collector bars with copper inserts, which are intended to improve performance at the […]
EGA Marks Third Consecutive Month Of Full Production At Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said yesterday that its refinery at Al Taweelah has completed three consecutive months of production at or above its nameplate capacity. The plant has a nameplate capacity of 2 million metric tons per annum and started production 21 months ago. EGA notes the rapidity at which ramp-up was carried out, observing […]
New Quay At Khalifa Port Accepts First Shipment Of Ore To EGA’s Al Taweelah Aluminium Plant
Abu Dhabi’s shipping volume is about to rise thanks to the opening of the South Quay at Khalifa Port last week. Inaugurating the port is Emirates Global Aluminium’s first bauxite ore shipment through the new quay, which is headed for its operations at Al Taweelah. The self-discharging bulk carrier Alfred Oldendorff discharged its holds at […]
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 ...
