Nissan will get UAE solar-produced aluminum: UAE state-owned aluminum manufacturer Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) inked an agreement with Japan’s Kobe Steel to supply solar-produced aluminum for automotive body sheets for Nissan, according to a statement. The body sheet will be used on Nissan’s car doors and bonnets. The financials of the agreement and amounts of aluminum to be supplied were not disclosed.

Nissan is not the first automaker to partner with EGA: BMW Group was the first company to sign an agreementwith EGA in 2021 for 43k tons of solar-produced aluminum per year and Mercedes-Benz parts-manufacturer Hammerer Aluminum Industries followed suit in 2022.

How is the aluminum green? EGA signed an agreement with Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority (DEWA) in 2021 — the first of its kind worldwide — to supply solar energy to power EGA’s CelestiAL aluminum production, according to a 2021 DEWA statement. EGA purchased 1.1 mn MWh worth of energy certificates from Emirates Water and Electricity Company in November to certify its production of 80k tons of CelestiAL.

REGIONALLY- Oman is also moving towards green aluminum production: Aluminum sheet producer Oman Aluminium Rolling Company inked an agreement with Omani biofuels producer Wakud International to purchase biofuel for use in production in November. The B5 biodiesel uses waste products including recycled cooking oil to produce biofuels.

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