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EGA and Inalum sign MoU to collaborate on developing smelter project in Indonesia

Emirates Global Aluminium and the Indonesian state-owned company Inalum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at licensing EGA’s in-house developed smelter technology to Inalum. The two companies intend to collaborate on the upgrade of an existing Inalum aluminium smelter and to develop a new smelter in Indonesia.

Emirates Global Aluminium and the Indonesian state-owned company Inalum have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at licensing EGA’s in-house developed smelter technology to Inalum. The two companies intend to collaborate on the upgrade of an existing Inalum aluminium smelter and to develop a new smelter in Indonesia.

Under the MoU, the two companies will evaluate the potential to form a joint venture to develop a greenfield aluminium smelter in Indonesia. Specific contributions to the joint venture could include services related to technology, the supply of raw materials, and the marketing of metal.

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EGA and Inalum are already cooperating on the potential brownfield upgrade using EGA technological know-how of Inalum’s existing smelter in North Sumatra, under an MoU signed in 2018. This cooperation has included the short-term secondment of Inalum engineers to EGA in the UAE for training in reduction cell modelling and design.

Abdulla Kalban, managing director of EGA, said: “EGA’s technology is proven both in the UAE and internationally, and we believe that we can make a big contribution to the success of Inalum’s expansion plans, and potentially even in future a vertically-integrated alumina refinery, to the benefit of both our countries.”

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