Dubal
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| Dubal | |
|---|---|
| Type | Public company |
| Founded | 1979 |
| Headquarters |  Dubai, UAE |
| Key people | Abdullah Kalban, CEO |
| Industry | aluminium |
| Products | aluminium products, aluminium alloys |
| Revenue | Not declared |
| Employees | >3,700(2007) |
| 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 22% of its total workforce are UAE nationals.
Dubal is currently ranked as the 7th largest global producer in the industry with a current production capacity of 890,000 tonnes per annum by the end of 2007, increasing to 945,000 tonnes per annum by the end of 2008.
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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
- power station installed capacity: 2,007 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 gallons/day
- Reservoir storage capacity : 10 million gallons
