Aluminium extrusion unit okayed

Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Basic Industries Corporation (Adbic) and Gulf Extrusions have signed a joint venture agreement to set up Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company in Abu Dhabi which will invest $200 million (Dh736 million) in setting up a state-of-the-art aluminium extrusion plant.

The plant will be the first of its kind in the Mena region and also the first industrial project to be launched in Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad) after the Emirates Aluminium (Emal) smelter.

Product range

The 50,000-metric tonne facility will be built on 235,000 square metres of land adjacent to the Emal smelter. The feedstock of liquid aluminium and aluminium billets will be supplied by Emal.

Taweelah Aluminium Extrusion Company will produce a diversified product range of aluminium extruded profiles, fabricated profiles as well as substructures and systems. The product range will cater to the industrial, automotive and transportation sectors as well as to the top end building and construction projects.