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The CEO of Emirates World Aluminium (EGA) offered an preliminary assertion of operations following a latest Iranian assault on the corporate’s Al Taweelah web site, saying that it was totally evacuated and the amenities entered emergency shutdown.
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chief Government Officer of EGA mentioned that he was deeply disturbed by this assault on the corporate’s workers “who come from greater than 40 nations and had been merely doing their jobs. We thank God nobody obtained life-threatening accidents and that these damage are recovering properly.”
The Al Taweela web site in Khalifa Financial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kezad) sustained important harm in missile and drone assaults on March 28, 2026. On that day, the Abu Dhabi media workplace confirmed that three fires that broke out following a sucessful missile interception at Kezad had been contained. 5 Indian nationals and one Pakistani have been injured and their wounds vary from minor to reasonable.
Operational replace
In a press release on the corporate’s web site, EGA mentioned that tha Al Taweela web site, together with the smelter and Casthouse, energy plant, Al Taweelah alumina refinery, and Al Taweelah recycling plant, was totally evacuated and the amenities entered emergency shutdown.
To renew operations on the smelter, EGA should restore infrastructure harm and progressively restore every of the discount cells. Early indications are {that a} full restoration of major aluminium manufacturing may take as much as 12 months.
“Al Taweelah alumina refinery and Al Taweelah recycling plant could possibly restart some manufacturing earlier, relying on the ultimate evaluation of web site harm,” it added.
What’s Al Taweela web site?
Al Taweelah web site is without doubt one of the largest aluminium manufacturing complexes on the earth. The Al Taweelah smelter produced 1.6 million tonnes of solid steel in 2025, whereas its alumina refinery produced 2.4 million tonnes of alumina in 2025, and met 46 per cent of EGA’s whole alumina wants.
Al Taweelah recycling plant has an annual manufacturing capability of 185 thousand tonnes per yr.
“Our Al Taweelah web site is a basis of the worldwide financial system, and a big contributor to international provide, making this incident damaging to industries and prosperity worldwide.
“We’ll do our absolute best to assist our prospects all over the world throughout this troublesome interval. We’re working instantly with prospects whose deliveries is perhaps impacted by the state of affairs at Al Taweelah,” mentioned Bin Kalban.
