Hyundai Engineering & Construction has won a US$1.5 billion contract to build an alumina refinery in Ras Al Khair, Saudi Arabia.
Metals
New production line for Maaden-Alcoa aluminium JV
Saudi Arabian Mining Co (Maaden) plans to add a new production line at its aluminium joint venture (JV) with Alcoa to produce sheets used in the automotive and construction industries.
GCC poised to be a top aluminium producer - Frost & Sullivan
The GCC is poised to become a primary aluminium production powerhouse over the next decade and is expected to contribute over 13 per cent of the worlds aluminum production by 2013.
ABB wins five-year Oman Aluminum contract
ABB has won a contract worth US$9mn from Oman Aluminum Rolling Company (OARC) to develop, implement and execute all maintenance activities at the companys rolling mill plant in Sohar, Oman.
Emirates Steel's Mussafah Facility to use CCS
Masdar Carbon and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) have agreed to go head with a carbon capture (usage and storage) facility to be built adjacent to Emirates Steel complex at Mussafah.