VOL. XXXVI

NO. 25

22-MARCH-1993

UAE

Dubal's Output Up 2.3% in 1992

The Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) in 1992 produced at its Jebel Ali smeltera record output of 244,605 tons of aluminium, up 2.3% from 239,030 tons in 1991.The smelter's capacity was raised to 240,000 tons in January 1991, under a$200mn expansion project which began in mid-1989. Dubal sold 250,447 tons offinished metal products to 21 countries with Japan accounting for 42.5% of totalsales.