Recognised in the international aluminium market as an important company of smelting technologies, Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") today concluded the sale of its internal established, exclusive DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology to Aluminium Bahrain BSC ("Alba") for the latter's Line 6 expansion task, marked by the trademark of the associated Technology Licence Agreement. The sale marks a major turning point for EGA and the UAE. Not just is this the very first sale of EGA's advanced, state-of-the-art innovation; but also the first such sale outside the UAE-- the mix verifying the country's place among the world's innovation-driven nations.

"Since creation in 1979, EGA has been dedicated to continuous innovation in the aluminium smelting process so about produce the world's highest quality aluminium items while achieving optimum operating performances," says Abdulla Kalban (EGA Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer). "Our culture of value-adding development offered both the structure and inspiration for ongoing in-house development of improved proprietary smelting technologies that provide greater production volumes, enhanced present performances and environmental advantages; and the industrial-scale setup of our technologies in EGA's smelter operations in the UAE. We are very happy with the outcomes of our innovation advancement efforts, and incredibly delighted that the efficiency abilities of our proprietary innovations have been recognised externally-- as evidenced by Alba's option of DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology.".

DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology is the next generation version of EGA's tested DX+ Smelting Technology, which was developed at EGA subsidiary Dubai Aluminium ("DUBAL", likewise known as EGA Jebel Ali). The extraordinary efficiency abilities of DX+ Smelting Technology have actually because been shown at EGA subsidiary Emirates Aluminium ("EMAL", also understood as EGA Al Taweelah), where 444 DX+ cells were installed in the 1.7 kilometre-long EMAL Potline 3 constructed during EMAL Phase II.

Research and technology advancement have actually been trademarks of EGA given that the creation of the business. Significant resources-- both human intellect and financial investment-- have actually been devoted to these activities for many years. DX+ Ultra Technology is the result of the most recent efforts to establish lower CAPEX and lower energy, high amperage reduction cells.
Alba at first chose DX+ Smelting Technology in December 2012 for its Line 6 Bankable Feasibility Study; and confirmed the option when the project consent was announced in early-June 2015. The choice to update to DX+ Ultra Smelting Technology followed on the strength of the demo cells' efficiency.

The multi-billion dollar Alba Line 6 expansion job will entail a brand-new 1.5 kilometre long potline that will increase Alba's annual production by an additional 540,000 tonnes per year.
Construction of the brand-new Line 6 is expected to begin in the first half of 2016, with very first hot metal arranged for early 2019.