Signing ceremony seals the deal
Abu Dhabi, 01 April, 2012: At a ceremony held at Emirates Aluminium on Thursday 22 March 2012, EMAL's President and CEO, Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei and Nigel Moss, Managing Director of William Hare UAE L.L.C. Structural Engineers, signed a contract in the presence of Eng. Saeed Al Romaithi, Acting CEO for Emirates Steel, David Hodgkiss, Chief Executive for William Hare and Yousuf Bastaki, VP Projects for EMAL.
William Hare UAE L.L.C. will fabricate the required steel structure for EMAL's longest potline in the world using the steel produced proudly by Emarati Steel Mill [EMIRATES STEEL].
EMAL's President and CEO, Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei, said: "This is another step forward for EMAL and an important part of our ambitious plans to develop our smelter at Al Taweelah into one of the largest single-site smelters in the world. EMAL was established to provide diversification to the UAE economy, so it is very welcome that local downstream industry will also benefit as a result of the contract we have signed. This is good deal for the UAE."
The scope includes the supply, fabrication and erection of steel structure for EMAL's new potline and potlining building, maintenance building, superstructure maintenance building and passageways.
The new potline is a vital element of EMAL's expansion plans. Currently EMAL's two potlines have a production capacity of 750,000 tonnes per year. Potline 3 will take annual production capacity to 1.3 million metric tonnes.
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EMAL is a state of the art aluminium smelter complex supplying the world with high quality metal. The advanced Greenfield smelter in Al Taweelah currently uses DX Reduction Cell Technology to produce 750,000 tonnes of aluminium annually. This will increase to 1.3 metric million tonnes by the end of 2014 upon completion of Phase Two and the installation of the new generation DX+ Reduction Technology, making it one of the largest smelter's in the world. Approval of a $4.5bn investment for Phase Two, combined with the US$5.7bn Phase One, joint venture between Dubai Aluminium and Mubadala Investment Company, makes EMAL one of the largest industrial projects in the UAE outside oil and gas and one of the key projects leading the diversification of the UAE's economy.
EMAL currently supplies 280 customers in 36 countries with high quality aluminium which is available as sow, standard ingots, sheet ingots and extrusion billets. ISO9000 certified sow is traded on the London Metals Exchange. An advanced infrastructure at the Al Taweelah site provides customers with guaranteed, reliable and sustainable production and distribution. The site currently includes a 2000 MW power plant, which will increase to 3,000MW by 2014, carbon plant and flexible casthouse with a wide variety of world class products. A purpose-built wharf at Khalifa Port shortens the supply chain of raw materials direct from sea to smelter.
EMAL uses the most sustainable technologies available worldwide to reduce emissions in line with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi requirements to minimise its carbon footprint.
EMAL has created 2,000 jobs with Emiratization at the core of its employment strategy, which will rise to 3,000 upon completion of Phase Two. The company has also introduced scholarship programs to provide technical training for local graduates with guaranteed job opportunities. EMAL's community engagement includes open days for the local community and support for social, sports and cultural organisations.
For further Information, please contact:
Rosine Feghali- Emirates Aluminium
Tel: 02 509 2290
Email: rosine@emal.ae
Nick Langmead, Impact Porter Novelli
Tel: 04 330 4030
Email: n.langmead@ipn.ae
© Press Release 2012
