United Arab Emirates

Emirates Global Aluminium Marks Emirati Women’s Day With Majority Female Training Class Graduation

Emirates Global Aluminium Marks Emirati Women’s Day With Majority Female Training Class Graduation

Emirates Global Aluminium celebrated Emirati Women’s Day last week by graduating a class of trainees that was composed of a majority of women. Of the 75 graduates of EGA’s training program, 49 were women, and all were UAE nationals. The training, which...

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EGA Plans Solar-Powered Silicon Metal Production Unit For UAE

Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) announced on Friday a new project to manufacture silicon metal domestically in the United Arab Emirates in order to assure a constant supply for use in producing premium grades of aluminium alloy. At present, the UAE imports the entirety of silicon it uses in industry, and EGA is the country’s […]

Dubai Government Inks Deal With Nature Alu For High-Purity Aluminium Plant

The government of Dubai and North American high-purity aluminium producer Nature Alu (NA) have agreed to establish the United Arab Emirates’ first and only high-purity aluminium plant. Dubai’s government, acting under the auspices of Dubal Holding, signed the agreement last week to cooperate with NA on the project, which intends to produce aluminium with a […]

EGA Enters Partnership With Several Other Compatriot Firms To Enhance Aluminium Decarbonization Effort

Aluminium smelter Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced last week a partnership with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), Dubal Holding, and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) to increase solar power use, optimize power generation, and cut carbon production at its aluminium operations in the United Arab Emirates. Though official approvals have yet to […]

Sources Say Emirates Global Aluminium Pondering IPO

Sources say Emirates Global Aluminium PJSC (EGA) is weighing a possible initial public offering (IPO) in 2022 after the firm refinanced a significant chunk of its debt this week. Wire service Reuters is reporting that a trio of sources claiming knowledge revealed to them that the UAE’s aluminium smelter is considering offering between ten and […]