Plans to increase production at the North Sumatran smelter by 20,000T annually
Emirates Global Aluminium has signed a series of agreements with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) to provide technological know-how to upgrade the Indonesian company’s aluminium smelter in North Sumatra.
The signing was part of the recent Indonesia UAE Week, organised by the two countries’ Embassies to further deepen economic ties between the UAE and Indonesia.
EGA will provide expertise to upgrade the performance of the INALUM smelter by retrofitting improvements to its existing technology, which was first installed in 1982.
The project, which is expected to take some 18 months to complete, aims to increase production at the North Sumatran smelter by 20,000 tonnes of aluminium per year. EGA has extensive experience in upgrading aluminium smelting technology.
EGA and INALUM also signed an extension to a Memorandum of Understanding on broader cooperation, which envisages potential cooperation on the construction of a new aluminium smelter in Indonesia using EGA’s proprietary technology.
“EGA is looking to strengthen our strategic relationships with Indonesian companies throughout the aluminium value chain in near future,” commented Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO, EGA.
By this collaboration INALUM will increase the production capacity of aluminium ingot, billet and foundry alloy which have been exported worldwide.
