Despite the challenges arising from the repercussions of “Covid-19”
The second phase of the expansion of the aluminum smelter at Al Taweelah starts ahead of schedule
The full expansion will lead to an increase in the production capacity of "Emirates Global Aluminium" by 78,000 tons of aluminum annually.
From the source
Yesterday, Emirates Global Aluminium announced the start of operation of the second phase of the company’s smelter expansion project in Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi, despite the challenges posed by the repercussions of the “Covid-19” pandemic, as the work was completed ahead of schedule, and the total completion rate of the project reached up to Now 80%.
The company explained, in a statement, that the expansion process adds 26 new reducing cells to production line (2), which enhances the production capacity by more than 30,000 tons of aluminum annually, noting that it is adding reducing cells to each of the three production lines at the Al Taweelah smelter.
She added that the process of expanding production line (1) began last April, and is expected to start operating the expansion of production line (3) later this year.
full expansion
The full expansion of 66 new reduction cells will increase EGA's production capacity by about 78,000 tons of aluminum annually.
950 people are working on the Al Taweelah smelter expansion project, with world-class safety performance, with no work-related injuries reported, after more than 2.7 million working hours so far.
Safety guarantee
Abdul Nasser bin Kalban, CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium, said: “We worked throughout the period of the pandemic on the project to expand the Taweelah smelter, as operations have now begun, at a time when the world’s need for aluminum is increasing to rebuild better.” He added: “As usual, it represented Our priority is to ensure the safety of everyone working on this project, and I am pleased to congratulate the team for their high safety performance, and we look forward to the start-up of the third phase of this project later this year.”
special techniques
Bin Kalban added: "As is the case with all smelter expansions in EGA, since the nineties of the last century, the company relies on the use of its own technologies that were developed locally in the UAE," noting that "the new reduction cells in the two production lines (1) and (2) it uses EGA’s “DX” technology, while the new reduction cells in the production line (3) are EGA’s “DX + Ultra” technology, both technologies being among the most advanced aluminum smelting technologies. energy efficient in the world.
local development
It is noteworthy that EGA has been developing its own technology locally for more than 25 years, and in 2016 it became the first Emirati industrial company to license its core industrial technologies internationally, by exporting DX + Ultra technology to Aluminum Bahrain.
In November 2020, EGA signed an agreement with New Aluminum Colombia, which will license DX + Ultra technology to develop the first aluminum production facility in the Latin country.
biggest exports
The aluminum produced by Emirates Global Aluminium, is the largest UAE export after oil and gas. Last year, the company sold about 2.52 million tons of cast metal.
Emirates Global Aluminium also provides all the country’s basic aluminum needs, as its sales to local customers support the local aluminum sector, which produces everything from auto parts to power transmission cables. The aluminum sector is one of the largest industries in the UAE, accounting for 1.4% of the local economy, and supports 60,000 jobs in the country.
• The expansion process adds 26 new reducing cells to production line “2”.
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