Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) is one of the largest producers of primary aluminium in the world, and currently ranks as the largest single-site aluminium smelter complex in the Western world. Built on a 480-hectare site, DUBAL’s major facilities comprise a 990,000 tonne-per-annum primary aluminium smelter, a 2,350 megawatt power station (at 30°C), a large carbon plant, three casthouses, a 30-million-gallon-per-day water desalination plant, laboratories, port and storage facilities. The company serves more than 300 customers in at least 45 countries predominantly in the Far East, Europe, the ASEAN region, the Middle East and Mediterranean region, and North America.

DUBAL’s total annual production of high quality finished aluminium products is expected to exceed one million metric tonnes by the end of 2010, driven by a long-term strategy focused on upstream investments, ambitious expansion plans and a constantly growing portfolio of high value aluminium products. Three main forms are produced: foundry alloy for automotive applications; extrusion billet for automotive and construction purposes; and high purity aluminium for the electronics industry.

More than 4,100 skilled operators, tradesmen, administrative staff, technicians, professionals and managers are employed by DUBAL. Some 24% of the total workforce is drawn from the local population, with UAE nationals holding over 70% of Senior Management positions.