| 1975 |
Decree issued by the late H H Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al
Maktoum (early-May)
H H Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum laid the foundation stone
(mid-October) |
| 1976 |
Construction began (May) |
| 1979 |
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) |
| 1980 |
Commercial production began: three potlines with a combined
production capacity of 135,000 mtpa (January) |
| 1987 |
One millionth tonne of aluminium products produced
(September)
DUBAL sponsored ARABAL |
| 1990 |
Start-up of Potline 4, adding 100,000 mtpa to production
capacity to (October) |
| 1992 |
DUBAL sponsored Dubai Desert Classic for the 1st time |
| 1995 |
DUBAL sponsored ARABAL |
| 1996 |
Start-up of Potline 5 'Falcon', adding 145,000 mtpa to
production capacity (September) |
| 1997 |
Potline 5 officially opened (March)
Start-up of 5 'Eagle' development cells (December) |
| 1999 |
Start-up of Potline 6 'Condor', adding 150,000 mtpa to
production capacity (May) |
| 2004 |
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)
25th anniversary of metal production (November) |
| 2005 |
Abdulla Jassim 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) |
| 2006 |
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) |
| 2007 |
Joint Venture Agreement with Mubadala to build Emirates
Aluminium (EMAL) smelterc 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) |
| 2008 |
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 Jassim 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") |
| 2009 |
Joint venture with Vale and Hydro Aluminium to develop a
green-field alumina refinery in Brazil, known as Companhia de
Alumina do Paré ("CAP")
30th anniversary of hot metal production (November)
Casthouse production exceeded one million metric tonnes in one
year for the first time |
| 2010 |
Smelter production exceeded one million metric tonnes in one
year for the first time. |