UAE-based leading industrial companies Dubai Aluminium (Dubal) and Emirates Aluminium (Emal) will jointly promote the country’s primary aluminium sector at an upcoming global forum in Paris.

The 26th International Aluminium Conference, organised and hosted by Metal Bulletin in Paris, will run from September 7 to 9 (MBI 2011).

In addition to a combined stand in the exhibition component alongside the conference, the two companies are the joint Platinum Sponsors of the overall event, the MBI 2011 registration desk and luncheon on September 8 (day one of the conference).

Mohamed E Nagib, executive vice president: operations at Dubal and lead director: Emal, will serve on the Executive Industry Panel discussion which will constitute the first session of the conference.

Touted as the premier international forum for understanding industry dynamics and uncovering market potential, the annual MBI events attract 500-plus key industry decision-makers from around the world — thus offering excellent opportunities for networking and deal-making.

Aiming to maximise the exposure offered by the forum, the joint Dubal-Emal exhibition stand will highlight the 1.8 million tonnes of premium-class primary aluminium produced in the UAE each year, of which at least 90 per cent is shipped to approximately 50 countries on six continents across the globe.

The combined volume of primary aluminium products manufactured in the UAE, forecast at 1.8 million metric tonnes in 2011, represents 4.1 per cent of the estimated 43.8 million metric tonnes of annual global production.

It is also 51 per cent of the 3.5 million metric tonnes produced in the greater Gulf region (itself equivalent to 7 per cent of global production in 2011). – TradeArabia News Service