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5/19/25, 2:33 PM Emirates Global Aluminium joins Make it in the Emirates 2025 as sector partner
entrepreneurship, and identified potential new UAE-based suppliers.

The 2025 edition of Make it in the Emirates promises to chart a bold vision for the future of manufacturing in the
UAE, with EGA playing a leading role in advancing infrastructure and sustainable industrial development.

Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, managing director and group CEO of ADNEC Group, said: “Hosting Make it in the
Emirates reflects ADNEC Group’s ongoing commitment to supporting national priorities through our venues and
platforms. As a space designed to enable collaboration and growth, ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi brings together
key stakeholders across sectors to help advance the UAE’s industrial agenda. The presence of sector partners like
EGA adds valuable perspective to the dialogue and reinforces the importance of strong industrial foundations in
building a resilient, competitive economy.”

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), said: “EGA is the heart of the UAE
aluminium sector, one of the UAE’s most important economic sectors. Our metal is the largest UAE export
outside oil and gas. Our metal goes into UAE-made products from car parts to construction materials. Aluminium
is just one part of our contribution.”

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO, Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

“At EGA, we are focused on further localising our supply chain. Every year, we spend some 40 percent of our
global procurement spend here in the UAE – for 2024, that was more than AED 8 billion spent on locally-
sourced services and goods. EGA and the aluminium sector accounts for around 1.3 percent to the UAE GDP and
supports over 52,400 jobs across the country. At EGA, we are proud to Make it in the Emirates,” Bin Kalban
added.

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