Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) has signed an agreement to supply CelestiAL solar aluminum to Mercedes-Benz parts manufacturer Hammerer Aluminum Industries.

The deal will see the return of EGA’s CelestiAL metal to the United Arab Emirates, in addition to being distributed worldwide. EGA supplies thousands of tons of aluminum to HAI each year. Part of that offering is now moving to CelestiAL.

Rob van Gils, Managing Director of Hammerer Aluminum Industries (right), said: “This partnership with EGA allows us to contribute to a better future and shows that aluminum has a key role to play in achieving the ambitions of the Green European Union Decarbonization Deal. manufacturing. I am personally delighted that many parts of the premium SUVs that are so popular in the UAE are produced by HAI using CelestiAL solar aluminum made by EGA in the UAE. I can’t wait to drive these vehicles on the sand dunes of the United Arab Emirates. »

Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, Chairman and CEO of EGA, said, “The launch of EGA’s CelestiAL Solar Aluminum was a significant milestone in our industry’s journey towards net zero. We expect to soon be able to ramp up production of CelestiAL and further meet the significant global demand for this innovative low-carbon metal. We are proud that HAI and its customers like Mercedes-Benz AG use aluminum made with the power of the sun in the United Arab Emirates.

In 2021, EGA became the first company in the world to commercially produce aluminum using solar energy through a partnership with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which operates the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in the desert at outside of Dubai.

EGA plans to significantly increase its production of CelestiAL through an initiative with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC, Dubal Holding and Emirates Water and Electricity Company to divest its power generation assets and source electricity from the grid, including an increasing proportion of clean energy.

Aluminum production is energy-intensive, and electricity generation accounts for approximately 60% of the global aluminum industry’s greenhouse gas emissions. The use of solar energy significantly reduces emissions associated with aluminum smelting.