Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has restarted alumina production at its Al Taweelah refinery in Abu Dhabi and expects output to reach around 50pc of the refinery's capacity within days, the company said today.
Production at the Al Taweelah alumina refinery was suspended on 28 March after Iranian attacks on the Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) disrupted the Al Taweelah industrial complex.
The refinery expects to ramp up to 50pc of capacity within days and have the technical capability to return to full production by the end of 2026. The restart follows the resumption of hydrate production on 24 June, EGA said. Hydrate is an intermediate product in the alumina refining process. Further details such as the expected date of when the refinery will reach 50pc capacity were not disclosed.
The Al Taweelah refinery produced 2.4mn t of alumina in 2025, supplying around 46pc of EGA's alumina requirements.
EGA has restarted 89 of the 1,262 reduction cells at its Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi and will gradually ramp up its hot metal production as it progressively restores additional reduction cells, the company said on 2 July.
