The facility, which consists of 1,262 reduction cells and produced 2.4 million tonnes of alumina in 2025, suffered major damage in Iranian drone and missile attacks on Khalifa Economic ZoneAbu Dhabi on 28 March ... .
Emirates GlobalAluminium (EGA) today announced the resumption of alumina production at Al Taweelah alumina refinery in Abu Dhabi following an Iranian attack on March 28, 2026 amid the US-Israel-Iran war.
... to reach 50% of the plant’s capacity within days, while EGA expects to have the technical capability to return the refinery to full output by the end of 2026..Get updated faster and for FREE.
EGA expects to have the technical capability to ramp-up to full alumina production by the end of this year ... Al Taweelah alumina refinery produced 2.4 million tonnes of alumina in 2025, and met 46 per cent of EGA’s alumina needs.
The facility, which consists of 1,262 reduction cells with a total hot metal production capacity of 2 million tonnes a year, suffered major damages in Iranian drone and missile attacks on Khalifa Economic ZoneAbu Dhabi on 28 March ... .
Natural gas and electricity availability are expected to increase in line with the restart programme.Restoring hot metal production requires EGA to progressively bring back each of the site’s 1,262 reduction cells.
Emirates GlobalAluminium (EGA) on Thursday reported progress in the restoration of production at the company’s Al Taweelah site, with key early milestones reached ahead of schedule ... EGA is working to accelerate this timeline.
AD PortsGroup and Emirates GlobalAluminum (EGA) have signed an agreement to jointly invest Dh84 million in expanding EGA's dedicated berth at KhalifaPort, enabling the facility to accommodate larger bulk vessels and boost cargo-handling capacity.
Al-Taweelah recycling plant has a production capacity of 185,000 tonnes a year, taking Emirates GlobalAluminium’s total recycling output across its global portfolio to 400,000 tonnes a year ... .