Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) is the largest single site aluminium smelter in the Western world. It is also the single largest non-oil contributor to the economy of Dubai.
DUBAL’s multi-billion-dollar, state-of-art smelter complex comprises a 686,000 MT primary aluminium smelter, a 1,700 megawatt power station a large carbon plant, two cast houses, a 30-million-gallon-per-day desalination plant, laboratories and research facilities, port and storage facilities, maintenance areas, and associated administration buildings.
DUBAL now produces over 686,000 tonnes of primary aluminium per annum, which it uses to manufacture value added products: foundry alloy for automotive wheels, extrusion billet for construction purposes and high purity aluminium for the electronics industry.
DUBAL serves 240 valued customers in 44 countries worldwide. Its key markets are the Far East, Europe, the ASEAN region, the Middle East and Mediterranean region, and North America. It employs over 3,000 skilled professionals, craftsmen, operators and support staff, a good proportion of whom are UAE Nationals.
DUBAL is also a leader of the quality movement in Dubai, if not the world. It has twice won the Dubai Quality Award in the Products and Manufacturing sector (1996 and 2000). It is certified to the international quality standards ISO 9001, QS 9000 and ISO 14001; it has achieved the OHSAS 18001.
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