VOL. XLVI

No 22

2-June-2003

QATAR

UDC/Duval Plan 516,000 T/Y Aluminum Plant In Qatar

United Development Company (UDC), a privately owned Qatari firm, and Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) announced on 25 May plans for an aluminum project in Qatar costing $2.1bn with initial production capacity of 516,000 tons/year of primary aluminum. Gas would be sourced from the offshore North Field for a dedicated power plant to provide energy for the project. UDC has signed a term sheet with al-Khaleej Gas (a...