Emirates Global Aluminium extends support for innovation and continuous improvement in business

United Arab Emirates: Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") - the jointly-owned, UAE-based aluminium conglomerate formed by Mubadala Development Corporation and Investment Corporation of Dubai - has continued its support for innovation and continuous improvement by sponsoring the 9th Ideas.Arabia International Conference in Dubai. The event takes place from 22 to 23 April 2014 at The Palace Hotel Downtown under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. EGA's involvement in the annual Ideas.Arabia International Conference extends existing relationships whereby Dubai Aluminium PJSC (" DUBAL ") - which will become an operating subsidiary of EGA on the latter's incorporation - was the main sponsor of the event on five occasions (2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012) and the platinum sponsor of the 8th Ideas.Arabia International Conference in 2013.

Ideas Arabia - under the umbrella of Dubai Quality Group ("DQG") - promotes innovation to enhance business competitiveness through a forum of companies that share best practice. The main objective of Ideas Arabia is to create an awareness of the scheme, implementation, evaluation process, award structure, audit system, and benchmarking statistics which would effectively improve the business profits and quality of services. The two-day conference will have both Arabic and English presentations conducted by experts in the field from around the world, with live translation.

The annual Ideas.Arabia Conference also provides a forum for the Ideas.Arabia 'Idea of the Year' competition, which aims to recognise the most significant ideas implemented by organizations throughout the calendar year. In addition, the competition gives participating organizations an opportunity to benchmark against other leading organizations.

Commenting on the sponsorship, Abdulla Kalban (CEO & MD of EGA) says, "Continuous improvement through innovation has been inherent in the corporate culture of EGA's two core operating subsidiaries - DUBAL and Emirates Aluminium ("EMAL") - since their inception, It's a culture that has been leveraged through encouraging our employees to identify better and safer ways of operating the businesses. Indeed, DUBAL is a regional pioneer of employee involvement programmes: its award-winning Suggestion Scheme has not only operated very successfully since May 1981, but has also served as a model for a large number of organizations, both locally and internationally.

"The value-add of employee involvement is substantial: the cumulative savings arising from implemented suggestions at DUBAL has exceeded AED 175 million over the scheme's 33-year history. The implementation of employees' ideas has also added immeasurable value in terms of positive morale, loyalty and productivity," Kalban adds. "EGA aims to sustain this performance-based work culture, where individuals are empowered through ownership, accountability and team support - the combination enabling EGA to excel in its operations through continuous improvement and innovation."

About EGA, DUBAL and EMAL
Emirates Global Aluminium ("EGA") is a jointly-held, equal-ownership company formed by Mubadala Development Company of Abu Dhabi and the Investment Corporation of Dubai by combining their respective aluminium industry interests. EGA's core operating entities are Dubai Aluminium (" DUBAL ") and Emirates Aluminium ("EMAL"), whose combined annual production capacity is set to reach 2.4 million tonnes per annum ("tpa") by mid-2014, which will make EGA the fifth largest aluminium producer in the world. The UAE-based EGA also owns Guinea Alumina Corporation ("GAC"), a strategic project to develop bauxite mine and associated alumina refinery in Guinea (West Africa). In addition, EGA has plans for significant local growth and international expansion.

DUBAL , where commissioning began in 1979, operates one of the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters. The DUBAL complex, built on a 4.75 square kilometre site in Jebel Ali, Dubai, comprises a 1 million tpa smelter, a 2,350 MW power station (at 30˚C), a large carbon plant, extensive casting operations (more than 1.2 million tpa), a water desalination plant, dock and other facilities. A quality-focused, customer-centred and innovation-drive organization, DUBAL holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO/IEC 20000-1, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 29990, ISO 50001 and OHSAS 18001 certification. DUBAL also has investments in bauxite/alumina development projects in Brazil and Cameroon; and in a calciner plant in China.

EMAL is designed to become another of the world's largest single-site primary aluminium smelters. The EMAL complex, housed on a 6 square kilometre site in Al Taweelah, Abu Dhabi, has been built in two phases. Phase I, which was fully commissioned by the end of 2010, is the world's largest greenfield smelter development and currently has a smelter capacity of 800,000 tpa. Commissioning of Phase II, comprising the world's single-longest potline (444 cells) with a design capacity of 520,000 tpa, began mid-September 2013. Full ramp-up is scheduled for completion by end-2014. Once fully operational, EMAL will have an annual hot metal production capacity of 1.3 million tpa. EMAL holds ISO 9001 accreditation and Nebosh certification in Occupational Health and Safety.

The combined DUBAL -EMAL portfolio comprises high quality aluminium products in four main forms: foundry alloy (automotive applications); billet (construction, industrial, transportation and automotive forging); high purity aluminium (electronics and aerospace); and sheet ingot (packaging, lithographic sheets and the automotive industry). Busbars and anode bars are also made for the electrolytic process used to produce primary aluminium from alumina ore. Over 350 customers are served in at least 64 countries, predominantly in Asia, Europe, MENA region and the Americas. a

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