Aluminium CoilHulamin is committed to increasing its supply of speciality aluminium rolled products to international markets and is pleased to announce that the U.A.E. is becoming a regular customer. Hulamin has successfully supplied some 16 000 tons of aluminium plate and coil, for use in the fabrication of busbar components, to all the new aluminium smelters constructed in the U.A.E. since 2005.
For some time now, diversification from a concentrated commercial reliance on the oil and natural gas industries has been underway in the Middle East which has led to the expansion and development of aluminium smelters in the region. The production of primary aluminium has been made possible due to the region's low cost gas and hydro-electric power generation. Gulf States such as Dubai, Bahrain, Oman and Qatar are now significant producers of primary aluminium. A joint venture between Alcoa and Ma'aden will invest in a $10,8bn, fully integrated aluminium complex in Saudi Arabia which will include a 700 000 ton aluminium smelter, a power station, a bauxite mine, an alumina refinery and a rolling mill. Emirates Aluminium (Emal) will shortly embark on doubling-up of their recently completed Abu Dhabi smelter. Collectively, these smelters in the Middle East will have a combined capacity of between five and six million tons of primary aluminium on an annual basis.
Hulamin Rolled Products has supplied all the major aluminium smelters in the region in recent years; namely DUBAL in Dubai, Sohar in Oman, Qatalum in Qatar and Emal in Abu Dhabi. Their most recent project was the supply of some 8 000 tons of coil and plate to the 700 000 ton Emirates smelter in Abu Dhabi.
Hulamin Rolled Products aims to build on these successes in the G.C.C. region; it is now well positioned to secure additional contracts to supply new smelters and smelter expansions all over the world.
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