Emirates Aluminium's (Emal) Taweelah-based smelter, which is on track to produce 750,000 tonnes of aluminium this year, was formally opened on Monday by His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, in the presence of Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.
A colourful reception marked the opening of the smelter, which was attended among others by senior Emal representatives and dignitaries. Emal's phase 1 commenced operation on December 2, 2009.
Addressing guests at the event, Saeed Fadl Al Mazroui, Emal's president and chief executive, said: "As the UAE's largest industrial mega-project outside of oil and gas, Emal is leading the way in diversification. Emal is producing reliable, high quality aluminium for customers around the globe from one of the world's largest, most sustainable and technologically advanced smelters."
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