The concrete pour at the plant.
Emal marks milestone on $4.6bn Phase Two
01 May 2012
EMIRATES Aluminium (Emal) has marked a major milestone in the construction of its $4.6-billion Phase Two smelter expansion in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, with the pouring of the first potroom concrete of what will be the world’s longest potline when complete.
The pouring was conducted by Emal and its contractors – AF Carillion, and SNC Lavalin II – in the presence of Emal senior executives, including its president and CEO, Saeed Fadhel Al Mazrooei.
Phase Two will add 444 reduction cells using the cutting-edge DX+ reduction cell technology. The implementation of this phase will boost production to approximately 1.3 million tonnes by 2014 and will establish Emal as one of the largest single-site smelters in the world. Emal’s vice-president for projects Yousuf Bastaki said: “This important milestone has been completed on schedule and on budget, and demonstrates the hard work and strong capabilities of Emal and its partners in executing a major expansion with all its attendant challenges.”
Emal is a state-of-the-art aluminium smelter complex supplying the world with high quality metal.
The advanced smelter in Al Taweelah currently uses DX reduction cell technology to produce 750,000 tonnes of aluminium annually.
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