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Gulfex sees booming demand for green aluminium
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Alongside an aggressive drive by the leading GCC nations to grow their share of the expansion global aluminium industry, the region is seeing an even more dramatic rise in demand for green aluminium.
In 2012, the GCC accounted for nine percent of global aluminium production capacity, a figure that is set to increase dramatically to 13% by the end of 2013. In the Gulf, 80% of the aluminium stock not exported overseas is put to use within the construction sector.
At the Gulf Extrusions plant, says general manager Modar Al Mekdad, 60% of its overall product goes to construction projects, with the quantities growing at a rate of 3-5% a year in the first quarter of 2013. Overall, the UAE is the source of nearly 47% of the region’s investment in the metal.
However, the latest and perhaps the fastest development has been the rise of green aluminium. Al Mekdad notes: “By using systematically re-melted aluminium and processing it into alloys, we are able to reduce the carbon footprint by almost 50% compared to the primary aluminium.
“It’s actually a mixture of pre-consumed content and the post-consumed scrap, which is collected when you strip all the aluminium from a demolished building.”
In 2012, the GCC accounted for nine percent of global aluminium production capacity, a figure that is set to increase dramatically to 13% by the end of 2013. In the Gulf, 80% of the aluminium stock not exported overseas is put to use within the construction sector.
At the Gulf Extrusions plant, says general manager Modar Al Mekdad, 60% of its overall product goes to construction projects, with the quantities growing at a rate of 3-5% a year in the first quarter of 2013. Overall, the UAE is the source of nearly 47% of the region’s investment in the metal.
However, the latest and perhaps the fastest development has been the rise of green aluminium. Al Mekdad notes: “By using systematically re-melted aluminium and processing it into alloys, we are able to reduce the carbon footprint by almost 50% compared to the primary aluminium.
“It’s actually a mixture of pre-consumed content and the post-consumed scrap, which is collected when you strip all the aluminium from a demolished building.”
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