25th Anniversary of Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL)

United Arab Emirates8 January 2005Draft

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. Souvenir sheet: none. Size: 30 x 40 mm in sheets of 20 stamps.