MEED reported that Emal of UAE has signed a USD 100 million turnkey contract with French based equipment supplier ECL and Australia's Kempe to provide equipment for its aluminium smelter at Taweelah.

The two firms will supply technology and equipment for Emal's anode rodding plant and hot bath removal at the smelter. Both companies will be executing the supply and installation of the equipment, plus the civil works and the erection of the plant.

When complete, the 6 square kilometer complex at Taweelah will become the world's largest single site aluminium smelter. It will be constructed in two phases with phase one due to be completed in 2010 and producing 700,000 tonnes per annum and 1.4 million annually at the end of phase two.