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ALUMINIUM MIDDL E EAST
single lost time incident in 2012. This commitment
is also clear in how the company is seeking
to develop a sustainable business which
minimises its impact on the environment.
Emal has invested more than USD700 million
in state-of-the-art technologies in Phase I for
reducing emissions.
The company not only complies with all
applicable local environmental legislation,
but is also committed to the more stringent
European standards. Fluoride emissions at
the Al Taweelah smelter are below the IPPC
standard. In order to reinforce this commitment,
Emal also goes beyond what is legally
required by undertaking additional voluntary
initiatives. One such scheme is the monitoring
of the sea water temperature around the
smelter to ensure that there is no impact on
the marine environment.
Aluminium market
World aluminium demand is forecast to increase
by 6% year-on-year over ten years.
Current annual demand for aluminium is 40
million tonnes, this is estimated to reach over
70 million tonnes by the year 2020. Total
production at Emal in 2011 was 750,000
tonnes which will increase to 800,000 tonnes
in 2013. Once Phase II is completed annual
production will almost double to 1.3 million
tonnes ensuring Emal is well placed to meet
future demand for aluminium: internationally,
regionally and locally.
While Emal’s reach is a global one – over
80% of the company’s production is delivered
to the markets in Europe, Asia and the Americas
– the company also has its eyes fixed on
markets closer to home. The market within
the region is also set to grow in the future.
Between them Emal and Dubal sell about
250,000 tonnes of aluminium in the Middle
East and North Africa Region (Mena). Both
companies have 100% of market share in the
UAE and Oman and 90% share in the markets
of Lebanon, Syria, Morocco, Tunisia and
Algeria.
Sales to Mena represented around 15%
of Emal’s total sales in 2012. The vast majority
of sales in the region are within the GCC
(93% of regional sales). Although the Mena
market is relatively small, it remains important
for Emal. It is not a mature market, but
indicators suggest it has the capacity to grow.
One of the projects likely to fuel growth is
the building of the GCC rail network. As a
result, Emal is forecasting a 20% growth of it
sales to the Mena region in 2013.
In the future Emal’s target is to expand the
customer base in the Mena market with the focus
on Turkey as a country of importance, and
with a special view on extrusion billets. Total
consumption in Turkey is 750,000 tonnes a
year and Dubal and Emal currently supply a
small fraction of this market.
Emal’s home market remains a priority
objective. Current consumption in the UAE is
just under 200,000 tonnes a year, the supply
of which is split equally between the UAE’s
two primary smelters – Emal and Dubal. The
quality and value of the aluminium produced
by the two plants means local customers do
not need to source their supply from outside
of the country. The majority of Emal’s downstream
customers in the UAE are involved in
construction, power and oil and gas.
Made in the United Arab Emirates and
achieving a world reputation in the global
competitive market in such a short period
of time is something on which the company
prides itself.
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GLAMA Maschinenbau GmbH
Hornstraße 19 D- 45964 Gladbeck / Germany
phone + 49 (0) 2043 9738 0 fax + 49 (0) 2043 9738 50 email: info@glama.de
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