Work begins on Dh220m new aluminium facility

Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced that Ducab Aluminium Company broke ground for its new aluminium rod and conductor facility at Kizad.

After signing a Musataha lease agreement with ADPC in May this year, Ducab Aluminium has now laid the foundations for the start of construction of its manufacturing facility, which is set to open in Q4 2015.

With a total investment of Dh220 million, the facility will be built on a 50,732-sqm plot of land nearby the Kizad anchor tenant Emirate’s Aluminium (Emal), one of the core operating assets of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) - the fifth largest aluminium producer in the world.

The close proximity to the Emal plant will guarantee optimum supply chain connections for Ducab’s facility with molten aluminium being directly supplied from the Emal smelter, significantly saving energy in line with Ducab’s environmentally-friendly production policies.

When complete, the new plant will manufacture Electrical Conductive (EC) grade aluminium alloy rods, wires, and bare overhead conductors.

Apart from its strong UAE client base, Ducab already exports copper rods, cables and wires to clients in the GCC and Mena region, as well as to customers on the Indian Subcontinent, in Africa, Asia and Europe.

Jamal Salem Al Dhaheri, Chairman, Ducab, added: “By setting up a facility in Kizad, we will further enhance our production output and focus on the manufacturing of high end products tailored to the needs of today’s and tomorrow’s customers. Our Kizad facility will considerably widen our business opportunities and further strengthen our position on the national and global map of cable manufacturing.”

The Ducab production plant in Kizad will be the company’s sixth in the UAE, alongside its three facilities in Musaffah and two in Dubai. In addition, Ducab completed its first overseas acquisition with the purchase of AEI Cables Ltd of the UK in March 2014.

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