Emirates Global Aluminium, Mubadala and Dubal Holding announces milestone for power plant at Jebel Ali aluminium smelter
Aluminium
UAE industrial giant hit hard by higher raw material prices
Emirates Global Aluminium reports net income of $325m for 2018, a decrease of 64%
UAE industrial giant makes $19m savings in 2018
Emirates Global Aluminium announces biggest ever savings achieved through employee suggestions
UAE’s $3.3bn alumina refinery enters final testing phase
Once production is fully ramped-up, Al Taweelah alumina refinery is expected to produce 2 million tonnes of alumina per year
Revealed: the importance of aluminium to the UAE economy
New research shows that one in every 100 people working in the UAE is employed in the aluminium sector
EGA says Guinea mining project 75% completed
Emirates Global Aluminium says $1.4bn bauxite mining project in Guinea will produce first exports in H2 2019
Construction milestone hit on $3.3bn Abu Dhabi alumina refinery
Emirates Global Aluminium completes commissioning of first major section of its alumina refinery at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi
UAE aluminium giant expects first Guinea mine exports in H2 2019
Emirates Global Aluminium announces progress on $1.4bn bauxite mine project in the Republic of Guinea
UAE’s EGA said to delay IPO over US aluminium tariffs
Emirates Global Aluminium produces about 4 percent of the metal globally, exporting about 90 percent of its output
UAE giant eyes 2019 launch for $1.4bn Guinea bauxite mine
Emirates Global Aluminium says bauxite mine project in west Africa has reached 50% construction completion
EGA pens 5 year deal to supply Europe’s Aludium with rolling slab
EGA’s Al Taweelah site has the capacity to produce 400,000 tonnes of rolling slab
Alba eyes 25% of GCC aluminium output after $3bn investment
CEO Tim Murray says Bahrain firm aims to operate the biggest single-site facility in the world
Emirates Global Aluminium planning IPO in second half of 2018
The company has also completed the first major section its $3.3b alumina refinery
Trump’s tariffs and the UAE
Donald Trump has proposed a ten percent tariff on imported steel and aluminium. The US president sees it as a key objective of his campaign promises to protect American blue-collar workers and the country’s traditional industries.
Opinion: The UAE case study shows why open markets work
Donald Trump’s protectionism is self-defeating dogma in an inter-connected world
Opinion: Trump’s trade own goal
Proposed tariffs on steel and aluminium imports would hit US consumers more than UAE manufacturers
UAE aluminium exports ‘critical’ to US security
Emirates Global Aluminium said it was prepared for any eventuality from Trump’s proposed tariffs