EGA Plans Solar-Powered Silicon Metal Production Unit For UAE – Aluminium Insider

Emirates International Aluminium PJSC (EGA) introduced on Friday a brand new challenge to fabricate silicon metallic domestically within the United Arab Emirates so as to guarantee a relentless provide to be used in producing premium grades of aluminium alloy.

At current, the UAE imports the whole thing of silicon it makes use of in business, and EGA is the nation’s greatest importer of it, bringing in about 60 thousand metric tons every year. At the moment a couple of quarter of EGA’s manufacturing of aluminium is as high-strength aluminium alloys to be used within the automotive business.

Along with use for producing aluminium alloys, EGA factors out that silicon is utilized in a number of different industries within the UAE, together with in manufacturing of contact lens adhesives, photo voltaic photovoltaics, and semiconductors.

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Government Officer of EGA, stated in a press launch that the plan is a part of a broader aim of manufacturing extra value-added merchandise within the UAE.

“Creating a silicon metallic manufacturing facility would safe our provide of a strategic uncooked materials. As soon as we’ve got met our personal demand we may broaden additional, creating a brand new progress alternative for our firm whereas supporting the event of latest native industries in keeping with the targets of Operation 300bn and Make it within the Emirates, and the worldwide vitality transition. We may start development of a silicon metallic plant as quickly as subsequent yr.”

Primarily based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Emirates International Aluminium is an aluminium conglomerate created by the merger between Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) and Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) in 2013. EGA had an estimated enterprise worth of US$15 billion on the time the merger occurred. The agency is owned equally by Mubadala Growth Firm of Abu Dhabi and Funding Company of Dubai. Emirates International Aluminium holds pursuits in bauxite/alumina and first aluminium smelting.