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5/19/25, 2:33 PM Emirates Global Aluminium named Sector Partner for Advanced Infrastructure at Make it in the Emirates 2025 - Middle East Busine…
—reflects Make it in the Emirates’ focus on sustainability and innovation. The aluminium sector
supports over 52,000 jobs, with EGA’s metal fuelling industries like construction, automotive,

aerospace, electronics, and packaging. Around 10% of EGA’s metal is sold locally to firms
manufacturing for domestic and global markets. In 2024, EGA began developing its first UAE

aluminium recycling facility—at 170,000 tonnes per year, the largest in the UAE—marking a
major step in circular industrial development.

EGA has been an active supporter of Make it in the Emirates initiative since its inception,

including through its EGA Ramp-Up programme, which has helped nurture local
entrepreneurship, supported over 1,000 new jobs, and identified potential new UAE suppliers
to the company.

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