Emirates Global Aluminium said on Saturday that its Al Taweelah production base in the UAE had sustained "significant damage" during Iranian missile and drone attacks, APA reports.
A number of EGA employees were injured in the attacks on the Khalifa Economic Zone in Abu Dhabi, the company said in a statement, adding that none of the injuries were life-threatening.
"The safety and security of our people is our top priority at EGA at all times," EGA CEO Abdulnasser Bin Kalban said in the statement. "We are deeply saddened and are assessing the damage to our facilities."
Most aluminium producers in the Gulf, which account for around 9% of global supply, have been unable to ship metal to world markets via their normal channels since the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began, due to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
EGA's Al Taweelah aluminium smelter produced 1.6 million metric tons of cast metal in 2025, the statement said. The company also has an adjacent alumina refinery at Al Taweelah, which last year produced 2.4 million tons of the aluminium raw material.
EGA, which has another smelter at Jebel Ali in the emirate of Dubai, said it had substantial metal stock on the water when the conflict began and stock on the ground in some overseas locations.
Reuters reported earlier this month that the company would reroute aluminium exports and raw material imports via the Omani port of Sohar.
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