Dubal : Dubai Aluminium

Queen Elizabeth II opened the Desalination Plant, in the presence of H H Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum (end-February)
First reduction cell powered up (end-October)
First metal tapped (early-November)

Start-up of Potline 5 ‘Falcon’, adding 145,000 mtpa to production capacity (September)

Start-up of Potline 6 ‘Condor’, adding 150,000 mtpa to production capacity (May)

Start-up of Potline 7 and Potline 9 ‘Kestrel’, together adding 150,000 mtpa to production capacity
Seven millionth tonne of cast aluminium production (June)
25^th anniversary of metal production (November)

Abdulla J M Kalban became first UAE National Chief Executive Officer (April)
Understanding with Larsen & Toubro to set up a JV bauxite mining-alumina refinery project in Orissa, India (March)

Joint Protocol with Mubadala Development Company to develop green-field smelters using DUBAL’s proprietary DX reduction cell technology (February)
Start-up of Potline 9B and Potline 7B, together adding 100,000 mtpa to production capacity (June and September)
DUBAL sponsored Dubai Ladies Masters for the first time (December)

Joint Venture Agreement with Mubadala to build Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) smelter complex at Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi (February)
DUBAL hosted 71st International Aluminium Institute meeting (March)
Framework Agreement with Mubadala and Sonatrach for a smelter complex at Béni-Saf, Algeria (April)
Memorandum of Understanding in Republic of Guinea to develop a JV alumina refinery with associated bauxite mine (May)
Implementation of SAP across DUBAL completed, went live (June)
First Technology Licence Agreement relating to DX Technology (October)
10 millionth tonne of aluminium products produced (October)
Start-up of Potline 5B, increasing production capacity to 883,000 mtpa
Emission Reduction Purchase Agreement with Masdar, for a Clean Development Mechanism project under the Kyoto Protocol
DUBAL sponsored 22nd Metal Bulletin International Aluminium Conference in Dubai (September)

Memorandum of Understanding with Mubadala and Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and Emaar, The Economic City, for a green-field smelter complex in King Abdulla Economic City, Saudi Arabia (January).
10 millionth tonne of aluminium produced (July)
Start-up of Potline 6B (renamed Potline 8), comprising 40 DX cells, increasing production capacity to 950,000 mtpa (February)
DUBAL sponsored 13th International Arab Aluminium Conference and Exhibition (September)
DUBAL published first Sustainability Report
Abdulla Kalban named Businessman of the Year in the 2nd annual Middle East Business Achievement (“MEBA”) Awards
Joint venture with Hindalco and Hydromine to develop a green-field bauxite mining and alumina refinery project in northern Cameroon, known as Cameroon Alumina Limited (“CAL”)

Joint venture with Vale and Hydro Aluminium to develop a green-field alumina refinery in Brazil, known as Companhia de Alumina do Paré ("CAP")
30^th anniversary of hot metal production (November)