The Ducab Aluminium Company (DAC), a joint venture between Ducab and Senaat has been inaugurated today at Khalifa Industrial Zone of Abu Dhabi (KIZAD) by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. The company makes aluminium rods and overhead conductors.
The new company was funded by a $60m investment in order to strengthen the UAE’s industrial supply chain in line with the UAE strategy to champion industrial investments.
HH Al Nahyan highlighted the objective of economic diversification and said that the industry, with the support of the wise leadership of the UAE government, has become a significant pillar of the UAE national economy.
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest aluminium producer in the Middle East has collaborated with DAC to supply molten aluminium for making rods and conductors. The new DAC facility has been built in KIZAD close to EGA’s smelter for easy sourcing of high-quality ISO9001 certified aluminium. DAC will manufacture 50,000 metric tonnes of high quality electrical grade aluminium rod and overhead conductor every year when fully operational and supply to both local and international customers.
Eng. Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, chairman of Ducab and CEO of Senaat said: “The launch of Ducab Aluminium Company extends the UAE’s industrial capabilities and addresses the growing aluminium market globally. DAC has signed a long-term partnership with its neighbour EGA for the supply of molten aluminium to the facility along KIZAD’s Hot Metal Road… the new company will substitute substantial imports of aluminium rods and overhead lines into the UAE, and help build a competitive edge for ‘Made-in-UAE’ industrial products.”
Abdulla Kalban, EGA’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer said: “The aluminium industry with EGA at its heart has long played an important role in the economic diversification of the UAE, creating jobs and economic opportunity. We welcome the official inauguration of DAC, and look forward to reliably supplying them with the metal they need to make their products in the years to come.”
Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO of Abu Dhabi Ports, also congratulated Ducab and Senaat at the opening:
“The inauguration of Ducab Aluminium Company (DAC) at KIZAD, one of the region’s largest progressive industrial and logistic hubs fully integrated with Khalifa Port, offers DAC unrivalled advantages such as world-class infrastructure, integrated transportation and road network with direct access to Khalifa Port. Proximity of the DAC facility to major partners Emirates Global Aluminium, who are also based in KIZAD and our anchor tenants in the aluminium cluster, is a clear advantage in terms of access to raw materials.”
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