AMU
May 22, 2025
Wittbecker: EGA makes move on US primary aluminum supply gap
Written by Greg Wittbecker
The Oklahoma smelter – Now the hard work starts
The aluminum market greeted the news of EGA’s planned 600,000 metric ton (mt) per year smelter with great enthusiasm. Deservedly so. UAE-based EGA has a sterling reputation for execution of big capital projects in smelting and refining. They are also an existing major player in the US value-added products market, so this is not virgin territory for them commercially.
