EGA and ENEC delivered UAE’s first low-carbon aluminium

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) and Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) announced the UAE’s first delivery of low-carbon aluminium using electricity generated at Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant.

EGA is marketing this type of low-carbon aluminium under the product brand MinimAL. The metal will be supplied to CANEX aluminium, Egypt’s leading aluminium downstream producer.

EGA’s new product positions the UAE as a reliable supplier of low-carbon industrial materials to global markets and expands EGA’s low-carbon metal portfolio for our local and global customers.

Mohamed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ENEC, said, “This milestone shows how nuclear energy is boosting national energy security and enabling the UAE’s industrial decarbonisation in parallel, reliably powering energy-intensive sectors like aluminium production with clean electricity 24/7. Through the abundant electricity generated at Barakah, we have unlocked the significant, proven and long-term benefits of nuclear energy to power the UAE’s low-carbon economy for decades to come.”

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Executive Officer of EGA, said, “Global demand for low carbon aluminium is expected to triple by 2040, and EGA aims to play an important role in this growth.”

“MinimAL is our latest low-carbon product, made possible through the UAE’s investment in nuclear power generation.”

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