Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), jointly owned by Mubadala and the Investment Corporation of Dubai, is accelerating efforts to reduce waste and improve clean energy integration, supporting Mubadala’s long-term goal of enhancing both the commercial and environmental performance of its industrial assets.

Driving Waste Efficiency

In 2023, EGA implemented a comprehensive waste recycling program to significantly reduce the volume of bauxite waste on site and to increase recycling rates. By deploying real-time monitoring tools and a visual waste tracker, EGA gained visibility into waste generation, storage, and cost patterns. As a result, waste volumes fell by 68%, cutting landfill disposal and waste management costs. Improved segregation and proactive waste handling enabled the recovery of valuable materials, generating over US$2 million in revenue while reducing environmental risk and enhancing operational efficiency.

Greening Electricity in Desalination

EGA has advanced clean energy use at its Al Taweelah alumina (aluminium oxide) refinery and reverse osmosis desalination plant, one of the most energy-efficient facilities in the region. Through energy recovery technologies and the development of a 70 MWp photovoltaic plant to meet its demand for electricity through solar power, EGA has improved energy efficiency by 96% and reduced carbon emissions, supporting the UAE’s Net-Zero by 2050 goals. By introducing these technologies, EGA achieved significant operational cost savings, improving the commercial viability of the project while integrating sustainability considerations.

For Mubadala, these initiatives are part of a broader push to future-proof national industrial assets and ensure long-term value creation and preservation, by embedding sustainability into core cost and revenue drivers.