Dubal
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| Type | Public company |
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| Industry | Aluminium |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Key people | Abdullah Kalban, CEO |
| Products | Aluminium |
| Revenue | Not declared |
| Employees | 4,166 |
| Website | http://www.dubal.ae |
The Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL), located in Jebel Ali, is one of the largest industrial companies in the UAE. Some 14% of its total workforce are UAE nationals.
DUBAL was incorporated pursuant to a Decree of the Ruler of Dubai, dated 5 May 1975. It is a limited liability company, wholly owned by the Investment Corporation of Dubai. HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum is DUBAL's Chairman.
Dubal is currently ranked as the 7th largest global producer in the industry [1] with a current production capacity of 890,000 tonnes per annum by the end of 2007, increasing to 980,000 tonnes per annum by the end of 2010.
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[edit] Facilities
[edit] Raw materials, port and storage facilities
- Annual consumption of process materials: 2,170,000 tonnes of alumina, coke and coal;
- Maximum vessel size for port facility: 75,000 tonnes;
- Storage capacity: 295,000 tonnes.
[edit] Electric power generation
The power station is fired by indigenous natural gas.
- Power station installed capacity: 2,700 MW .
[edit] Smelter complex
- Reduction plant with capacity of 890,000 tonnes;
- Casthouses: 3, with a total of 27 furnaces;
- Carbon plant with capacity of 380,000 anodes/year.
[edit] Desalinisation plant
- Fresh water production capacity: 30 million US gallons (110,000 m3)/day
- Reservoir storage capacity: 10 million US gallons (38,000 m3)
