Emirates Global Aluminium, the Middle East’s biggest aluminum producer, said Friday it may take as long as a year to restore full output at its Al Taweelah site after sustaining significant damage in an Iranian missile and drone strike a week ago.
EGA said it has completed an initial damage assessment of the facilities at the site in Abu Dhabi and is in contact with customers whose shipments may be impacted
Al Taweelah is one of the world's biggest smelters, producing 1.6M tons of cast metal in 2025; EGA said other facilities at the site, including an alumina refinery and a metals recycling plant, could resume some production earlier, pending a final damage assessment.
The Middle East accounts for ~9% of global aluminum production, but the impact of the Iran war is compounded because constraints on output elsewhere have eroded inventories, leaving the market with little buffer to cushion any shocks.
Aluminum prices (LMAHDS03:COM) have jumped more than 10% on the London Metal Exchange since the start of the war.
