VOL. XXXIV

NO. 6

12-NOVEMBER-1990

UAE

Dubal Completes Expansion Project

The Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) - owned 100% by the Dubai Government -has completed the construction of a potline which will raise the capacity of itssmelter at Jebel Ali to 240,000 tons/year from the current 160,000-170,000tons/year. The expansion project, which began in mid-1989, has cost over $200mn,financed from internally-generated funds. The new capacity will be become fullyoperational next February.