An exhibition «Dubai Aluminum 2009», which opens today in Dubai, and will last for three days, a growth rate of 100% in the number of exhibitors, increased by 150 percent in the demand for exhibition space, compared with the year 2007. This increase reflects the large number of projects to be launched; a view to strengthening the capacity of the production and purification of aluminum on the one hand, and the growth of investments allocated to this sector on the other.

The exhibition will open Ahmed Humaid Al Tayer, Vice-president of the Dubai Aluminum Company (Dubal), the Chairman of the Board of Directors «Emirates NBD». And participate in the exhibition «Dubai Aluminum», organized by the company «Reed Exhibitions» in the Dubai International Exhibition and Conference, during the period between 29 and 31 March, 166 companies from 24 countries. And is a net exhibition area of about 6 thousand square meters. It is the intention of more than 40% of the companies participating in the presentation of Simco Extrusions, casting, heat treatment, as well as the techniques of smelting plants and engineering and manufacturing, and a number of other topics.

The Tariq Ali, Director Exhibition «Dubai Aluminum 2009», that the aluminum sector is a prime focus in the process of economic diversification, which was adopted by the Governments of the region.

The «in spite of the global financial crisis, which had its repercussions on the overall climate for investment, we note the great interest in the aluminum sector in the region. This concern was reflected positively on the volume of participation in the «Fair Dubai Aluminum», has been encouraging, especially the repercussions of the stakeholders in the region and the world alike ».

He pointed out that the companies participating in the exhibition will be for products used in construction activities, transport and electromechanical engineering, as well as factories and equipment, packaging and building supplies container and other products used in applications design.

Estimates and expects the aluminum sector to become the Middle East and North Africa region, the first in the world in the production of aluminum by the year 2018. At the present time, including the Gulf region for the smelting of aluminum labs, including the «Dubai Aluminum» (Dubal), which produces about 900 thousand tons per year, and «Aluminum Bahrain» (Alba) a throughput capacity of 860 thousand tons. There are about 11 smelter under construction or planned in the Gulf region.

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