As construction of the first phase of the EMAL aluminium smelter complex continues in readiness for commencing metal production in the first quarter of 2010, Emirates Aluminium’s pre-feasibility study for the second phase of the smelter is underway.
Canada's SNC Lavalin and Australia's WorleyParsons, the two companies awarded the engineering, procurement and construction management contract to build the first phase of the smelter, are conducting the pre-feasibility study which EMAL CEO, Duncan Hedditch expects to be completed in the first half of 2009.
"The feasibility study will assist us in firming up details related to timing. The scale of projects such as the EMAL smelter are 50-year developments, allowing us to take a long-term view on prices and this means the current value of commodities will not have any effect on the timeline of the EMAL smelter complex,” Hedditch said.
