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Qatalum

Qatalum is an aluminium smelter plant located in Mesaieed Industrial Area that is a joint venture between QatarEnergy and Norsk Hydro.

History

ABB Group was awarded with a $140 million contract by Qatalum in 2007 to construct the electrical parts of the plant.[1] Inaugurated in April 2010, it was the largest aluminium plant ever launched in one step, costing about $5.7 billion to build.[2] In 2012, ABB was contracted to upgrade the plants power network for $16 million.[3][4] Its annual capacity in September 2011 was 585,000 metric tons of primary aluminium,[5] all to be shipped as value added aluminium casthouse products. A 1350 MW natural gas power plant has also been built to ensure a stable supply of electricity.[6] In 2013, Qatalum and Hydro Aluminium opened a new zero energy and emissions building lab at the Mesaieed Industrial City site, for the development of aluminium cladding for carbon neutral buildings.[7][8]

See also

  • Norway–Qatar relations

External links

References

  1. ABB wins $140-million smelter project in Qatar ABB Group, 20 August 2007, retrieved 18 September 2015^
  2. Qatar's new aluminium smelter eyes peak output on back of stable prices gulfnews.com, 2010-05-23, retrieved 2024-03-14^
  3. ABB wins $16m Qatar contract in Mesaieed Utilities Middle East, 2012-04-29, retrieved 2024-03-14^
  4. ABB wins $16m industrial microgrid upgrade in Qatar Power Engineering International, 2012-04-27, retrieved 2024-03-14^
  5. Qatalum at full production Qatalum, 25 September 2011, retrieved 18 September 2015^
  6. Qatar Aluminium (Qatalum) Qatar Petroleum, retrieved 18 September 2015^
  7. Qatalum, Hydro to study zero net energy buildings Construction Week Middle East, 2013-04-01, retrieved 2024-03-14^
  8. Qatalum and Hydro unveil aluminium research facility thepeninsulaqatar.com, 2013-03-19, retrieved 2024-03-14^