December 22, 2014
Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has announced that Ducab Aluminium Company broke ground for its new aluminium rod and conductor facility at Kizad. After signing a Musataha lease agreement with ADPC in May this year, Ducab Aluminium has now laid the foundations for the start of construction of its manufacturing facility, which is set to open in Q4 2015. When complete, the new plant will manufacture Electrical Conductive (EC) grade aluminium alloy rods, wires, and bare overhead conductors.
With a total investment of AED 220 million, the facility will be built on a 50,732 sqm plot of land nearby the Kizad anchor tenant Emirate’s Aluminium (EMAL), one of the core operating assets of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) – the fifth largest aluminium producer in the world.
The close proximity to the EMAL plant will guarantee optimum supply chain connections for Ducab’s facility with molten aluminium being directly supplied from the EMAL smelter, significantly saving energy in line with Ducab’s environmentally-friendly production policies.
Kizad’s location next to Khalifa Port will provide Ducab’s facility with excellent global market access. At present, Khalifa Port serves 20 shipping lines and offers direct links to 52 destination ports around the globe.
Apart from its strong UAE client base, Ducab already exports copper rods, cables and wires to clients in the GCC and MENA region, as well as to customers on the Indian Subcontinent, in Africa, Asia and Europe.
