GGICO opens aluminum extrusion plant in

Tag : extrusion production line
July 10, 2008
GGICO opens aluminum extrusion plant in Dubai
It is reported that Gulf General Investment Company has officiallyinaugurated one of the largest aluminum extrusion factories in theregion in an opening ceremony attended by Mr Ahmed Humeid Al TayerVC of DUBAL. National Aluminium Extrusion Llc is 400,000 squarefeet factory with a production capacity of 15,000 tonnes per annum.

Mr Mohammed Abdalla Al Sari MD of GGICO said that the inaugurationsignifies the beginning of phase one for the NALEXCO project. Headded that "We are expecting an annual turn over of AED 200 to AED220 million during this first phase, which we expect to jump to AED330 million by the end of the second and final stage. Along withthis, we are currently employing 150 staff, made up of western andArab experts, which will rise to 200 at the final phase."

NALEXCO’s third phase will see a third extrusion lineinstalled, raising the factory’s capacity to 22,000 tonnesper year accompanied with a double vertical powder quoting line of25,000 tonnes capacity per year.

Located at Dubai investment Park, NALEXCO utilizes the latest incutting edge aluminum extrusion technology with a focus on quality.Outside of the UAE, GGICO have another factory of a similar sizebeing prepared in Jordan and it is studying market opportunitiesand requirements in the greater GCC area, particularly in SaudiArabia and Qatar.