Home Insights Features Top 10 Largest Aluminium Smelters In The World Two from the UAE and one from Bahrain feature on the list of the world’s largest smelters by capacity. by Aarti Nagraj April 9, 2013 The GCC is expected to account for 13 per cent of the world’s total aluminium production by the end of 2013, with total output estimated to reach five million tonnes per year by 2014. Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), Dubai Aluminium (Dubal), Emirates Aluminium (Emal), Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) and Sohar in Oman collectively produced 3.73 million tonnes of primary aluminium in 2012, up seven per cent from 3.48 million tonnes in 2011, according to the Gulf Aluminium Council (GAC). The region is ramping up production even as global demand for aluminium is anticipated to reach 70 million tonnes per year by 2020. Abu Dhabi’s Emal plans to increase production capacity to 1.3 million tonnes by 2014 and the Ma’aden Aluminium Complex in Saudi Arabia’s Ras Al Khair, a $10.8 billion joint venture with Alcoa, will have a total output of 740,000 tonnes per year when complete. Here are the top 10 operational primary aluminium smelters in the world by capacity, as of December 2012. 1. Name: Huomei Hongjun Aluminium Smelter Country: China City: Hongjun Capacity in tonnes per year (tpy): 1,060,000 2. Name: Dubai Aluminium Co (Dubal) Country: UAE City: Jebel Ali, Dubai Capacity (tpy): 1,040,000 3. Name: Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Works (BrAZ) Country: Russia City: Krasnoyarsk Capacity (tpy): 1,008,000 4. Name: Bratsk Aluminium Works (BrAZ) Country: Russia City: Bratsk Capacity (tpy): 1,006,000 5. Name: Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) Country: Bahrain City: Askar Capacity (tpy): 890,000 6. Name: Xinjiang Easthope Coal Power & Aluminium Country: China City: Xinjiang Capacity (tpy): 860,000 7. Name: Emirates Aluminium (Emal) Country: UAE City: Taweelah Capacity (tpy): 800,000 8. Name: Dongfang Xiwang Aluminium Smelter Innermongolia Country: China City: Dongfang Xiwang Capacity (tpy): 780,000 9. Name: Xinfa Group Country: China City: Wujiaqu Capacity (tpy): 740,000 10. Name: Hillside Aluminium Country: South Africa City: Richards Bay, Hillside Capacity (tpy): 720,000 Source: Light Metal Age Tags aluminium Aluminium Bahrain Bratsk Aluminium Works China Dongfang Xiwang Aluminium Smelter Innermongolia Dubai Aluminium Co Emirates Aluminium energy Hillside Aluminium Huomei Hongjun Aluminium Smelter Krasnoyarsk Aluminium Works list lists Oman South Africa Top 10 Top 10 Largest Aluminium Smelters UAE Xinfa Group Xinjiang Easthope Coal Power & Aluminium 0 Comments You might also like Flying Taxis: How Archer aims to revolutionise travel in the UAE UAE to announce petrol, diesel prices for January; will rates drop in 2024? Oil jumps over 2% amid further Red Sea vessel attacks How REITs are unlocking the potential of UAE real estate