EGA To Reuse Spent Caustic Soda From Compatriot Firm Gulf Extrusions
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced this week an agreement with Al Ghurair Group subsidiary Gulf Extrusions to ship its...
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ASI Certifies EGA’s Jebel Ali Aluminium Smelter Under Its Performance Standards
Trade group Aluminium Stewardship Initiative announced this week that Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC’s (EGA) Jebel Ali aluminium smelter has been certified under ASI Performance Standards for responsible sourcing, production, and stewardship of aluminium. The ASI’s certification at the site covers its casthouse...
EGA’s Suggestion Scheme Saves AED416 MM In Forty Years
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) marked the 40th anniversary of its Suggestion Scheme last week. Over the previous four decades...
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...
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EGA Ships 100th Load Of Bauxite Ore From Guinea Operations
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) shipped its one hundredth load of bauxite ore from its operations in the West African country of Guinea earlier this month. EGA said in a press release that its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation has shipped 16.4 million metric dry tons since operations commenced at the US$1.4 billion project in the […]
Sources Say EGA Seeking Refinance Of US$6 Billion Loan
Sources claiming knowledge of the situation told Reuters that Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) is in talks with various financial institutions to renegotiate a US$6-billion loan it arranged in 2019. According to the sources, the talks involve enlarging the tenor and shrinking the pricing of the seven-year loan. The firm hopes to take advantage of […]
EGA’s New Corporate Purpose Emphasizes Innovation Across Aluminium Value Chain
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced on Monday a new purpose for the corporation as well as laying out a new mission for the firm going forward. EGA said in a press release that its new corporate purpose is Together, innovating aluminium to make modern life possible. To achieve that end, the firm tailored its […]
EGA Brings Online Over Two Dozen New Reduction Cells At Al-Taweelah Aluminium Smelter
Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced last week the start-up of the first section of an expansion to its aluminium smelter at Al-Taweelah. Per the firm, bringing online the 26 new reduction cells at potline 1 will bump the plant’s overall nameplate capacity to 30 thousand metric tons per annum. EGA plans to build a […]
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 […]
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 ...
