At Emirates Global Aluminium our purpose is Together, innovating aluminium to make modern life possible. One way we make modern life possible for the societies in which we operate by driving sustainable economic growth.
Our bold aspiration is to double our absolute contribution to the economies of the countries in which we operate by 2040, and steadily improve the quality of our contribution.
In the UAE, EGA’s direct, indirect and induced economic contribution totalled over $7 billion in 2022, more than 1.4 per cent of the entire economy. This supported almost 48 thousand jobs.
In Guinea, the construction of our Guinea Alumina Corporation project was one of the largest greenfield investments in the country in the past four decades. In operation, more than 3,300 people work on GAC’s sites, over 95 per cent Guinean. In 2022, GAC made $225 million of direct expenditures in Guinea, including local procurement, payments to governments, salaries and benefits, and social contributions.
We intend to grow our own business, increase local procurement, and further localise our workforce in both countries.