EGA promotes proprietary technologies and industry expertise at TMS 2015

Representatives from Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") addressed business leaders, engineers and scientists from around the world at the 144th TMS Annual Meeting and Exhibition ("TMS 2015"), which took place in the USA from 15 to19 March. A total of seven papers were presented by experts from EGA, representing both of the company's core operating subsidiaries - Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") and Emirates Aluminium ("EMAL") .

"EGA's commitment to continuous innovation has been a key factor in our success and TMS 2015 provided the ideal platform for us share our technical knowledge and research with leaders in our field," said Abdulla Kalban (Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer). He continued, "Each of the papers presented by our experts at the event were technically sound and well executed, receiving a very positive response from the organisers as well as industry colleagues attending the meeting. Sustaining relationships with our partners is important to us and we were pleased to host suppliers and potential technology clients at the EGA stand within the exhibition component of the event."

The following EGA papers were presented at TMS 2015 by the individuals indicated:
• "Factors Influencing Baked Anode Properties" - Khalil Saheb Mohammed Saheb Khaji, (Manager Process Control & Improvement, Carbon & Port)

• "Baking Furnace Rebuild Strategy at DUBAL to Improve Productivity" - Amer Al Marzouqi (Senior Manager, Paste Plant & Kilns)

• "A Model Based Study of Cell Electrical Preheating Practices At DUBAL " - Alexander Arkhipov (Associate Manager: Modelling, Technology Development & Transfer)

• "Development History and Performance of DUBAL DX+ Demonstration Cells" - Nadia Ahli (Lead Engineer, Process Development, Technology Development & Transfer)

• "World's Longest Potline Start-Up at EMAL " - Ibrahim Obaid Al Ali (Manager: Potrooms, Reduction)

• "Studies on Background PFC Emission in Hall-Héroult Reduction Cells Using Online Anode Current Signals" - Ali Jasim Malalla Mohamed Banjab (General Superintendent: Process Control, Reduction)

• "From D18 to D18+: "Progression of DUBAL 's Original Potlines" - Sergey Akhmetov (Vice President, Reduction)

One of the industry's premier events, the annual TMS brings together more than 4,000 experts in the materials field for an exchange of technical knowledge, leading to solutions in the workplace and in society. Held under the theme of 'Connecting the global minerals, metals, and materials community', TMS 2015 provided a platform for the global minerals, metals and materials community to connect. In addition to presenting technical papers at the event, EGA leveraged the opportunity further by using its exhibition stand at TMS 2015 to showcase the brand and EGA's pioneering technologies developed in-house.