• July 26, 2010 / Abu Dhabi / (Rich-Joseph Facun / The National) An overview of the final blocks of aluminum stored at the Emal: Emirates Aluminum plant in Abu Dhabi, Monday, July 26, 2010.
    July 26, 2010 / Abu Dhabi / (Rich-Joseph Facun / The National) An overview of the final blocks of aluminum stored at the Emal: Emirates Aluminum plant in Abu Dhabi, Monday, July 26, 2010.
  • Emirates Aluminium's annual production stands at 800,000 tonnes a year. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
    Emirates Aluminium's annual production stands at 800,000 tonnes a year. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
  • The French company Fives Group has proposed setting up a new operation to provide Emal with technology to manufacture anodes crucial to the production of aluminium. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
    The French company Fives Group has proposed setting up a new operation to provide Emal with technology to manufacture anodes crucial to the production of aluminium. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
  • Mubadala in November bought a stake in a bauxite mine in Guinea to secure access to the raw material and help to meet Emal's increased demand. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
    Mubadala in November bought a stake in a bauxite mine in Guinea to secure access to the raw material and help to meet Emal's increased demand. Rich-Joseph Facun / The National
  • The UAE is already the region's largest supplier of aluminium with an output of 1.7 million tonnes a year, which is the combined production of Dubal and Emal. Christopher Pike / The National
    The UAE is already the region's largest supplier of aluminium with an output of 1.7 million tonnes a year, which is the combined production of Dubal and Emal. Christopher Pike / The National
  • Emal is one of the anchor tenants of Kizad in Taweelah, and the company's smelters are intended to attract downstream industries to the zone. Jaime Puebla / The National
    Emal is one of the anchor tenants of Kizad in Taweelah, and the company's smelters are intended to attract downstream industries to the zone. Jaime Puebla / The National

In pictures: A look inside Emal's production plant


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