Emirates Global Aluminium
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is the UAE's state-owned aluminium producer, one of the world's largest, accounting for roughly 4% of global primary aluminium output.
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If EGA is civilian industry, why did Iran frame it as a military target?
Timeline for Emirates Global Aluminium
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Background
Emirates Global Aluminium was formed in 2013 through the merger of Dubai Aluminium (DUBAL) and Emirates Aluminium (EMAL). Jointly owned by Abu Dhabi's Mubadala and Dubai's Investment Corporation, the company produced 1.6 million tonnes of cast metal in 2025, accounting for roughly 4% of global primary aluminium output and nearly half of all Gulf aluminium capacity. It employs over 7,000 people.
The IRGC struck EGA's Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi on 28 March 2026, injuring six workers and causing significant damage to the world's largest single-site aluminium producer . Tehran claimed the plant had ties to US military aerospace supply chains; the UAE and EGA rejected the characterisation as fabricated.
The strike marked the first Iran attack on a non-energy industrial facility since the conflict began, expanding Tehran's Economic warfare beyond oil infrastructure. Disruption to EGA's output threatens global aerospace and automotive supply chains that rely on Gulf-sourced primary aluminium. One tonne in every 25 produced worldwide comes from this single company.
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