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We <\/strong>also have more details on Emirates Global Aluminium\u2019s (EGA) <\/strong>USD 4<\/a><\/strong>bn aluminum<\/a><\/strong>plant<\/a><\/strong>, which was also announced during Trump\u2019s Abu Dhabi visit. Emirates Global Aluminium, backed by Abu Dhabi\u2019s Mubadala and the Investment Corporation of Dubai, will build the primary aluminum production plant in Oklahoma \u2014 the first such US facility since 1980, according to a press release<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The plant will produce 600k tonnes of aluminum annually<\/strong>, nearly doubling domestic output and reducing reliance on imports, which currently fulfill 85% of US industrial demand. The project will create up to 4k construction jobs and 1k permanent roles, and is also set to help spur the development of an aluminum-focused industrial hub.<\/p>\n

Construction is slated to begin by late 2026 following feasibility studies<\/strong>, with production starting by 2030. The facility will be located at Tulsa Port of Inola, pending final agreements on power supply and state incentives. The site is close to the Mississippi River system, allowing for bulk freight to move easily from the facility. EGA secured an exclusive land option and is in advanced negotiations with Oklahoma authorities and Public Service Company of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

We already knew about this: <\/strong>An announcement was made in March<\/a> on the sidelines of UAE National Security Advisor Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan\u2019s Washington trip.<\/p>\n

IN CONTEXT-<\/strong> The company has been looking to expand in the US to mitigate the impact of US levies<\/strong> by giving it no-tariff access to aluminum as US metal prices rise. It acquired 80% of Minnesota-based recycled aluminum producer Spectro Alloys<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Construction is slated to begin after feasibility studies by late 2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103773,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-feature.php","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":false,"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","ep_exclude_from_search":false,"_primary_brand":0,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_show_updated_date":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1545],"tags":[1125,871,7,1342,64,1343,1212],"brand":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"class_list":["post-103772","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manufacturing","tag-donald-trump","tag-emirates-global-aluminium","tag-enterpriseam-uae","tag-investment","tag-manufacturing","tag-mubadala","tag-us-uae-relations","wpautop","entry"],"acf":{"mongo_id":"b28e56f6-5d63-4369-a863-20d7c91fe560","order":"4","is_powered_by":false,"story_type":"1","photo_url":"https:\/\/ent.news\/2024\/3\/1972.jpg","photo_position":"above","homepage_title":"","full_issue_title":"EGA to start construction on USD 4 bn aluminum smelter in the US next year","related_issue":[103765],"teaser":"Construction is slated to begin after feasibility studies by late 2026","voice_url":"https:\/\/s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/ent.news\/audio\/2025\/5\/.8f87faf4-d26b-417d-8831-b9a4de185a17.mp3"},"yoast_head":"\nEGA to start construction on USD 4 bn aluminum smelter in the US next year - 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