VOL. XLI

No. 09

2-March-1998

UAE

Dubal Launches $724Mn Expansion Project

The Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) last month announced details of a new project toexpand the capacity of its aluminium smelter at Jebel Ali by 135,000 tons/year to 525,000t/y. According to Dubal's Vice Chairman, Mr. Muhammad al-Abbar, the expansion known as theCondor Project, was launched at the beginning of this year and will cost an estimatedDh2.66bn ($724mn). Condor is scheduled for completion in April 2000 and will...