VOL. XL

No. 46

17-November-1997

UAE

Dubal Considers Plan For A New Smelter

The Dubai Aluminum Company (Dubal) is planning to build a new 530,000 ton/year aluminumsmelter in partnership with a major investor, Dubal's Vice Chairman, Mr. Muhammadal-Abbar, announced last week. The Dubal official said that his company was ready to shareits expertise in technology, project management, construction and operations with theright investor. "We have proven business strategies for financing, hedging,...