Reuters reported that Emirates Aluminium planned to be the world's largest single aluminium smelter is 60% completed.

Mr Yousuf Abdulla Bastaki project director of Emal said that "Construction works are ongoing according to plan and the budget allocated by the company, pointing to more than 60% of the project being completed."

Mr Bastaki said that the plant will eventually have the capacity to produce 1.4 million tonnes per year and would come fully online between 2013 and 2014

The company said that Dubal aims to bring the Phase I of the aluminium smelter online in December with a capacity of 700,000 tonnes per year.

Emal is a 50:50 JV between Dubai Aluminium Company and Mubadala Development Company, an investment vehicle owned by the government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the 7 member federation of the UAE.

(Sourced from Reuters)