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Khaleej Times
29-06-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
EGA begins production with next-generation smart smelting technology
Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, has announced start of hot metal production at pilot reduction cells for EX, the company's next generation aluminium smelting technology. The pilot at Al Taweelah is a key step in readying the technology for large-scale industrialisation, making the project a key foundation for future low-carbon primary aluminium production growth. EGA's EX has been designed to produce more aluminium with less energy per tonne and lower emissions. EX reduction cells provide higher productivity per square meter compared to our latest DX+ Ultra technology. The next generation technology is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of aluminium produced by around five per cent for the more productive variant and around 12 per cent for the lower energy variant. DX+ Ultra is already one of the most efficient smelting technologies in the global aluminium industry. The pilot will also be used to prove the most advanced Industry 4.0 capabilities in the aluminium industry. All EGA's existing Industry 4.0 use case will be deployed in the new technology and the company is developing new state-of-the-art digital capabilities centred on artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics. Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, chief executive officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, said: 'First hot metal from these EX Technology reduction cells is a key milestone for both our technology leadership and future growth at EGA. Our goal is to expand our primary aluminium production with the most advanced and smart aluminium smelting technology, to build the smelter of the future and to create further value for EGA through smelting technology partnerships around the world.' EGA has developed its own aluminium smelting technology in the UAE for more than 35 years. EGA has used its own technology in every smelter expansion since the 1990s and has retrofitted all its older production lines. EGA was the first UAE industrial company to license its core process technology internationally, in a deal with Aluminium Bahrain in 2016 for use in the Bahraini company's Potline 6 expansion project. EX is EGA's 10th generation smelting technology. Construction of the pilot pots began in late 2024. EGA launched its digital transformation in 2021 to boost cost competitiveness, agility, and flexibility, and to improve safety and sustainability. Since then, EGA has implemented more than 80 Industry 4.0 use cases, generating around $100 million in financial impact. In January 2025, EGA became the first industrial company in the UAE and the first aluminium company in the world to be designated an Industry 4.0 global lighthouse by the World Economic Forum.
Zawya
26-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
EGA begins production with its smart smelting technology
Emirates Global Aluminium today announced start of hot metal production at pilot reduction cells for EX, the company's next generation aluminium smelting technology. The pilot at Al Taweelah is a key step in readying the technology for large-scale industrialisation, making the project a key foundation for both future low-carbon primary aluminium production growth at EGA and the strengthening of EGA's position as the smelting technology provider of choice for the global aluminium industry. The pilot will also be used to prove the most advanced Industry 4.0 capabilities in the aluminium industry. All EGA's existing Industry 4.0 use case will be deployed in the new technology and the company is developing new state-of-the-art digital capabilities centred on artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics. Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium, said, 'First hot metal from these EX Technology reduction cells is a key milestone for both our technology leadership and future growth at EGA. Our goal is to expand our primary aluminium production with the most advanced and smart aluminium smelting technology, to build the smelter of the future and to create further value for EGA through smelting technology partnerships around the world." EGA has developed its own aluminium smelting technology in the UAE for more than 35 years. EGA has used its own technology in every smelter expansion since the 1990s and has retrofitted all its older production lines. EGA was the first UAE industrial company to license its core process technology internationally, in a deal with Aluminium Bahrain in 2016 for use in the Bahraini company's Potline 6 expansion project. EX is EGA's 10th generation smelting technology. Construction of the pilot pots began in late 2024. EGA's EX has been designed to produce more aluminium with less energy per tonne and lower emissions. EX reduction cells provide higher productivity per square meter compared to our latest DX+ Ultra technology. The next generation technology is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions per tonne of aluminium produced by around five per cent for the more productive variant and around 12 percent for the lower energy variant.
Arabian Business
14-05-2025
- Business
- Arabian Business
EGA on track to open UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant in 2026
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest non-oil and gas company in the UAE, said construction of its new aluminium recycling plant has reached 50 per cent completion, 42 days ahead of schedule. The facility is touted as the UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant. The 170 thousand tonnes per year facility is being built next to EGA's existing smelter in Al Taweelah. So far, more than 1.2 million hours of work have been completed on the project, with zero lost time incidents, the company said. The largest furnace in the UAE, with a melt rate of 17 tonnes per hour, is on track to be fully installed in June. The new plant will process post-consumer aluminium scrap, and pre-consumer aluminium scrap, into low-carbon, high-quality 'premium aluminium' billets which will be marketed by EGA under the product name RevivAL. Most aluminium scrap generated in the UAE is currently exported for processing outside the country. First hot metal is expected from EGA's new recycling plant in Al Taweelah in the first half of 2026. Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said recycling is a key global growth opportunity for the aluminium industry and for the company. 'The facility will enable us to expand our low-carbon metal portfolio for our local and global customers, and is a new milestone for Make it In the Emirates,' he said. Global demand for recycled aluminium is expected to double by 2040. , a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States.
Trade Arabia
13-05-2025
- Business
- Trade Arabia
EGA aluminium recycling plant work 50% complete
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday announced that construction of the UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant has reached 50 percent completion, 42 days ahead of schedule. The 170,000 tonnes per year facility is being built next to EGA's existing smelter in Al Taweelah. So far, more than 1.2 million hours of work have been completed on the project, with zero Lost Time Incidents, said a Wam news agency report. The largest furnace in the UAE, with a melt rate of 17 tonnes per hour, is on track to be fully installed in June. The new plant will process post-consumer aluminium scrap and pre-consumer aluminium scrap into low-carbon, high-quality 'premium aluminium' billets, which will be marketed by EGA under the product name RevivAL. Most aluminium scrap generated in the UAE is currently exported for processing outside the country and is lost to the national economy. When the recycling facility is complete, EGA expects to become the largest consumer of aluminium scrap in the UAE. First hot metal is expected from EGA's new recycling plant in Al Taweelah in the first half of 2026. Abdulnasser bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said: 'Recycling is a key global growth opportunity for our industry and for EGA. We have made decisive steps in developing a global recycling business and here in the UAE, with the construction of the recycling plant. The facility will enable us to expand our low-carbon metal portfolio for our local and global customers, and is a new milestone for Make it In the Emirates.' Global demand for recycled aluminium is expected to double by 2040. During 2024, EGA made material progress in the development of a global aluminium recycling business with the acquisitions of Leichtmetall, a European specialty foundry, and Spectro Alloys, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States. EGA was the first company to produce aluminium commercially using solar power, which is marketed under the product name CelestiAL. In 2023, EGA expanded its low-carbon metal portfolio, combining solar and recycled aluminium to achieve even lower carbon intensity.
Zawya
13-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
EGA reaches 50% construction milestone on UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant
ABU DHABI - Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday announced that construction of the UAE's largest aluminium recycling plant has reached 50 percent completion, 42 days ahead of schedule. The 170,000 tonnes per year facility is being built next to EGA's existing smelter in Al Taweelah. So far, more than 1.2 million hours of work have been completed on the project, with zero Lost Time Incidents. The largest furnace in the UAE, with a melt rate of 17 tonnes per hour, is on track to be fully installed in June. The new plant will process post-consumer aluminium scrap and pre-consumer aluminium scrap into low-carbon, high-quality 'premium aluminium' billets, which will be marketed by EGA under the product name RevivAL. Most aluminium scrap generated in the UAE is currently exported for processing outside the country and is lost to the national economy. When the recycling facility is complete, EGA expects to become the largest consumer of aluminium scrap in the UAE. First hot metal is expected from EGA's new recycling plant in Al Taweelah in the first half of 2026. Abdulnasser bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said, 'Recycling is a key global growth opportunity for our industry and for EGA. We have made decisive steps in developing a global recycling business and here in the UAE, with the construction of the recycling plant. The facility will enable us to expand our low-carbon metal portfolio for our local and global customers, and is a new milestone for Make it In the Emirates.' Global demand for recycled aluminium is expected to double by 2040. During 2024, EGA made material progress in the development of a global aluminium recycling business with the acquisitions of Leichtmetall, a European specialty foundry, and Spectro Alloys, a leading secondary foundry alloy producer in the United States. EGA was the first company to produce aluminium commercially using solar power, which is marketed under the product name CelestiAL. In 2023, EGA expanded its low-carbon metal portfolio, combining solar and recycled aluminium to achieve even lower carbon intensity.
