EGA receives first shipment of bauxite ore from Guinea

DUBAI / WAM

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) received its first shipment of bauxite ore in preparation for the commissioning of its under-construction Al Taweelah alumina refinery. The 61,450-tonne shipment of bauxite from Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee sailed to the UAE from Republic of Guinea in West Africa in 33 days. Once Al Taweelah alumina refinery is at full production, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee will supply some five million tonnes of bauxite each year to EGA.
Abdulla Kalban, MD and CEO of EGA, said: “Alumina refining will be a new industrial activity for the UAE, so this shipment of bauxite is the first ever to our country. Thousands of people are currently working hard to bring the construction of Al Taweelah alumina refinery to completion, and we look forward to producing our first alumina during the first half of next year.”