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Our history

Emirates Global Aluminium is built on the proud heritage of two aluminium pioneers. We have been developing our business for the past four decades, innovating aluminium to make modern life possible for the world, the societies in which we operate, and our people.

  • 1975
    1. Calendar May
      HH sheikh Rashid visits DUBAL plant 1980.jpg

      Our founder, the late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, signs a decree establishing Dubai Aluminium.

  • 1979
    1. Calendar November
      Dubal 1979

      First pot start-up at DUBAL (Potlines 1 to 3)

  • 1990
    1. Calendar October
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      Start-up of Potline 4 at DUBAL

  • 1996
    1. Calendar September
      Start-up of Potline 5 at DUBAL
  • 1999
    1. Calendar May
      Start-up of Potline 6 at DUBAL
  • 2003
    1. Calendar September
      Start-up of Potline 9 at DUBAL
  • 2005
    1. Calendar May
      2005.jpg

      Start-up of Potline 7A at DUBAL

  • 2006
    1. Calendar June
      2006.jpg

      Start-up of Potline 7b & 9b at DUBAL

  • 2007
    1. Calendar February
      2007-feb.jpg

      EMAL Phase I announced

    2. Calendar May
      2007-may.jpg

      Acquisition of shares in Guinea Alumina Corporation JV

    3. Calendar July
      2007-july.jpg

      Start-up of Potline 5B at DUBAL

  • 2008
    1. Calendar February
      2008.jpg

      Start-up of Potline 8 at DUBAL

  • 2009
    1. Calendar December
      Start of first pot at EMAL (Potlines 1 & 2)
  • 2010
    1. Calendar December
      2010.jpg

      EMAL Phase I fully commissioned

  • 2011
    1. Calendar June
      EMAL Phase II announced
  • 2013
    1. Calendar May
      EGA acquired 100% share of Guinea Alumina Corporation
    2. Calendar June
      2013-june.jpg

      Formation of EGA announced

    3. Calendar September
      Start-up of Potline 3 at EMAL
  • 2014
    1. Calendar June
      Republic of Guinea Parliament ratifies revised Guinea Alumina Corporation Project Scope
    2. Calendar July
      2014-june.jpg

      EMAL Phase II fully commissioned

    3. Calendar September
      EGA Board of Directors gives Limited Notice to Proceed with Shaheen Project Phase I
  • 2015
    1. Calendar March
      Al Taweelah Alumina incorporated
    2. Calendar May
      EGA Board of Directors gives Notice to Proceed with Phase I of the Al Taweelah Alumina Refinery Project
  • 2016
    1. Calendar June
      EGA Board of Directors gives Full Notice to Proceed with Guinea Alumina Corporation Project Phase I
  • 2017
    1. Calendar Feb
      ASI logo

      EGA becomes first Middle East headquartered company to join the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative

    2. Calendar October
      workers

      EGA completes $300 million project to retrofit older production lines with UAE technology

  • 2019
    1. Calendar April
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      EGA starts up Al Taweelah alumina refinery, the first in the UAE and only the second in the Middle East

    2. Calendar May
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      EGA's Al Taweelah site is certified to the ASI Performance Standard, in first for Middle East

    3. Calendar August
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      First bauxite exports from Guinea Alumina Corporation

    4. Calendar November
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      EGA celebrates 40 years since the first aluminium was produced in the UAE, by pot 2 in Line 1A at Jebel Ali.

  • 2021
    1. Calendar January
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      EGA and Dubai Electricity & Water Authority make the UAE the first country in the world to produce aluminium using the power of the sun

    2. Calendar August
      aerial-view-of-jebel-ali-edited

      EGA's Jebel Ali site is certified to the ASI Performance Standard

  • 2023
    1. Calendar March
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      EGA's Guinea Alumina Corporation achieves first certification in Guinea to the ASI Performance Standard