Dubal : Dubai Aluminium

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DX technology has been specified for the green-field smelter developments to which DUBAL is committed through its alliance with Mubadala Development Company. A holistic approach has been adopted for the technology transfer process: DUBAL’s reduction cell technology licence agreements provide a licence to use the company’s state-of-the-art technology, complemented by comprehensive engineering and operation documentation; full engineering services for commissioning, start-up and operations; extensive training and skills development; plus access to ongoing technical support from DUBAL.

EMAL Smelter at Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

DUBAL’s first technology licence agreement for DX Technology, signed with EMAL in October 2007, relates to the EMAL Smelter project at Al Taweelah in Abu Dhabi, which involves a 1.4 million tonne smelter to be constructed in two equal phases, where phase one (756 cells with the capacity to produce 700,000 tonnes per annum) is expected to be commissioned by 2010.

By 30 April 2008, DUBAL had delivered a comprehensive technology package to the EMAL Smelter development and management team. The package describes in detail how to implement, start and operate a DX technology potline and comprises 504 drawings, specifications, lists and procedures.

STEEL STRUCTURAL WORK ON EMAL'S POTROOMS

POTROOM UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT EMAL

Other projects

DUBAL’s DX technology has also been specified for two other green-field smelter development projects in joint partnership with Mubadala:

Béni-Saf, Algeria – In partnership with Algerian state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach, the construction of a smelter in the new Béni-Saf industrial and port zone in north-western Algeria is being studied. The proposed Béni-Saf Aluminium smelter will comprise 768 DX cells and will initially have the capacity to produce 725,000 tonnes per year (with the option of doubling to 1.5 million tonnes per year in time). The project includes a 2,000 MW power plant and a deep-water wharf. The feasibility and environmental impact assessment studies are in progress.
King Abdulla Economic City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between DUBAL and Mubadala, and Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority and Emaar, The Economic City, regarding the green-field development of a 768-cell, 725,000 tonne per annum smelter complex in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia. If approved, feasibility and environmental impact studies will precede the development and construction of the proposed complex.