EMAL goes to Dubai careers in search of talent

Taweelah smelter expands its Emiratisation strategy to include Northern Emirates

Abu Dhabi, 28 March, 2010: The human resources and recruitment team of Emirates AluminiumEmirates Aluminium (EMALEMALEmirates Aluminium Company

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) met with Emirati job seekers on Sunday during the first day of Careers Dubai - an annual career fair that brings together employers and a diverse array of candidates, from recent graduates to seasoned professionals.

"We're very pleased with the results of the first day," said Saeed Al Mazrooei, the CEO of EMALEMALEmirates Aluminium Company

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. "Our primary purpose in being here was to encourage Nationals from Emirates outside of Abu Dhabi to consider a career with us, and we believe we have been most successful in that regard."

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 is one of the largest industrial projects in the UAE outside of oil and gas and is the cornerstone of Abu Dhabi's industrialisation and diversification strategy.

"Every day, we're playing a role in creating the future envisioned in Abu Dhabi's plan for 2030," said Mazrooei. "Emiratis from all seven Emirates can be proud of the work we are doing, and we are here at this career fair to let them know they are welcome to join us in building a bright future for this great country."

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 is a joint venture (JV) between Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (DUBAL) and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala) and was established in February 2007 to construct what will become the world's largest single site aluminium smelter complex. The project will be built in two phases and utilise DUBAL DX technology. Phase one started production in December 2009 and once finished EMALEMALEmirates Aluminium Company

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 will produce 750,000 tonnes of aluminium per annum and 1.5 million tonnes annually at the end of phase two. The aluminium complex, a 6sq km site in the Khalifa Port Industrial Zone in Al Taweelah, half way between Abu Dhabi and Dubai, will produce primary aluminium with a product mix of sow, standard ingot, tee ingot, extrusion billet and sheet ingot.

Being the largest industrial project in the UAE outside the oil and gas industry, the project will encourage economic diversification, creating downstream opportunities. This development will benefit the UAE economy, employing more than 17,000 local and international contractors/staff during construction and approximately 2,000 people direct employment during operations.

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 adheres to strict environmental standards set by the Abu Dhabi Environmental Agency, with state-of the-art emission control equipment including sulphur-dioxide scrubbers, the latest potroom gas treatment technology, the best-available gas turbine systems, and cooling towers to eliminate thermal stress on local marine life.