Workers at Emirates Global Aluminium were among the casualties after Iranian missile and drone attacks struck the Khalifa Economic Zone in Abu Dhabi, the company disclosed Saturday, with several employees sustaining injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Al Taweelah production base, home to EGA’s aluminium smelter and an adjacent alumina refinery, suffered what the company described as “significant damage” in the assault.
EGA’s Al Taweelah smelter turned out 1.6 million metric tons of cast metal in 2025, while the co-located alumina refinery produced 2.4 million tons of the raw material over the same period.
“The safety and security of our people is our top priority at EGA at all times,” chief executive Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said. “We are deeply saddened and are assessing the damage to our facilities.”
The attack compounds the already severe disruption facing Gulf aluminium producers, which together supply roughly 9% of global output. Since the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran broke out, the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has cut off their standard shipping routes to world markets.
EGA, which operates a second smelter at Jebel Ali in Dubai, said it had positioned a substantial volume of metal aboard vessels at sea when hostilities commenced and had additional inventory already placed at storage locations abroad.
