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Youssef Bastaki, project director (left) and Hedditch oversee the installation.
Construction of the first phase of the Emirates Aluminium (Emal)’s aluminium smelter complex in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, is progressing steadily, with Emal having completed the installation of the first structural steel for its potrooms.
Designed to be the world’s largest, single-site aluminium smelter complex currently under construction, Phase One of the smelter is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2010, with an initial targeted production of 700,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum.
When fully constructed, the Emal potrooms will comprise 32,000 tonnes of steel, supplied by Saudi Arabia’s Hidada and installed by its UAE subcontractor Amana, both of which attended the installation of the first structural steel at Emal.
The smelter is being built in two phases using Emirati developed technology, and will produce 1.4 million tonnes of aluminium annually at the end of Phase Two.
Presently, a pre-feasibility study is under way for the second phase of the smelter. Canada’s SNC Lavalin and Australia's WorleyParsons, the two companies awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management contract to build the first phase of the smelter, are conducting the pre-feasibility study which Emal CEO, Duncan Hedditch expects to be completed in the first half of next year.
