Pioneering technology advancements and sustainability initiatives, EGA continues to be a global aluminium leader in 2024

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the world’s leading ‘premium aluminium’ producer, is the first company in the Middle East to have joined the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative and the first one in the UAE to have sold its own industrial technology internationally. Among the many firsts, EGA is also the first company in the UAE to implement the digital tracking system, the first in the world to connect metal quality analysis to LME digitally, and the first to ship bauxite cargo using LNG-fuelled ship, achieved in 2024. So clearly, this Middle East-based company has continued to excel in what it does best – leading and inspiring the global metal industry while pioneering numerous areas of the aluminium sector.

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All things first, in 2024

• First in the world, EGA digitally linked its metals quality analysis system to the London Metal Exchange, enabling the automation of the process of submitting analysis certificates, which are required for metal shipments into and out of London Metal Exchange warehouses around the world. This facility will allow greater traceability, accessibility, and transparency to metal quality without needing physical documents, which can be lost or damaged with time during shipment.
• In August 2024, EGA subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) shipped bauxite cargo to China using a Liquefied Natural Gas-fuelled vessel. EGA is the first company in the world to have shipped bauxite in a renewable energy-fuelled vessel that will reduce up to 28 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions compared to the vessels using traditional marine bunker fuel.
• In September 2024, EGA, the first in the United Arab Emirates, implemented a digital tracking system for greenhouse gas emissions to enhance the transparency in recording GHG emissions aligned with the UAE’s National MRV Transparency System, a step towards the decarbonisation drive. EGA deployed the technology after the Ministry of Climate Change & Environment mandated the companies to report greenhouse gas emissions data to track the fulfilment of their commitments towards the 2050 net-zero emissions goal.

Interestingly, the developments above highlight EGA’s steadfast commitment to sustainability and its goal of achieving net-zero carbon emissions. The company furthered its sustainability mission through technology advancements and collaborations, with production efficiency, safety, and quality as top priorities.