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Maktoum and honour service to the
nation and pioneering spirit.
The development of EGA, which
began in the late 1970s, has
taken the UAE from no aluminium
production to the fifth largest
aluminium producing nation in the
world. Today, EGA’s metal is the
biggest made-in-the-UAE export
after oil and gas.
EGA has also pioneered research
and development in UAE industry,
allowing it to develop its own
technology for more than 25 years.
The company’s latest homegrown
technology is amongst the most
efficient in the global aluminium
industry. In 2016, EGA became the
first UAE industrial company to
license its own large-scale industrial
technology internationally.
Abdulla Kalban, Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of EGA,
said: “It is a great honour for EGA to
be recognised as a UAE Pioneer by
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
and Prime Minister of the UAE and
Ruler of Dubai. I would like to thank
everyone who has worked at EGA
over the past four decades, helping
build this company into a leader in
the aluminium industry worldwide.”
EGA employs over 7,000 people in
the UAE. The company’s workforce
includes more than 1,200 UAE
Nationals, in line with the ‘UAE
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Vision 2021’ goal of harnessing the full
potential of its National human capital.
EGA is also pioneering the role
of UAE National women in heavy
industry, with over 16 per cent of staff
occupying supervisory roles and above
female employees.
Some 26 companies make products
in the UAE using EGA’s metal, and
are part of local and global supply
chains in sectors from construction to
automotive.
EGA spends around $1 billion per
year in the UAE on goods and services
to support its capital projects and
operations, including on energy.
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shipping operations at
SOHAR Port
The Tristar Group has committed to
ban non-reusable plastic materials in
its shipping operations at SOHAR Port
and Freezone commencing 2019.
This was announced at the recent
Sohar Safety Summit with the theme
‘Drive Change in Safety Culture’ which
was attended by Sohar Industrial
Port Company (SIPC) officials Jacob
Bac, Deputy Harbour Master, Hashim