EMAL expands output, opens training facility

State-owned Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) plans to ramp up output at a giant new aluminium plant to over 700,000 tonnes by the end of 2010. The UAE firm is building what would eventually be the largest single aluminium plant in the world with a capacity of 1.4 million tonnes, expected to come fully online in 2013-2014. The first phase was due to start early next year. The company also announced plans to open an onsite specialised training facility that will allow equipment suppliers to train operators and technicians on the processes, procedures and maintenance of the equipment they supply. EMAL also enlarged its onsite mobile equipment training facility to double its original size. The facility allows employees to obtain the required driving licenses necessary to operate heavy machinery within the plant. Further, with the full support of Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL), EMAL inaugurated a newly revamped and more sophisticated purpose-built technical training centre at the DUBAL site allowing EMAL to train its employees within a fully operational aluminium smelter.Nike Air Max 270