UAE

Capacity of Projected Umm al-Quwain Smelter to Be Doubled to 240,000 Tons

The capacity of the projected joint venture aluminium smelter to be built in the UAE emirate of Umm al-Quwain by 1989 will be doubled to 240,000 tons/year from the original 120,000 tons/year, according to an official of the Umm al-Quwain Aluminium Company (Umalco), Mr. Paul Brauner, who was reporting on a board meeting held last week. The company's capital, which was originally fixed at $25mn last June by an...