{"version":"1","article":{"id":"ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026","slug":"ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026?lang=en","title":"EGA restarts 631 of 1,262 cells at Al Taweelah smelter","summary":"Emirates Global Aluminium said half of the reduction cells at its Abu Dhabi smelter had restarted by 21 October. The cell count tracks restoration progress; it does not by itself show that half of production capacity is back.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":["commodities"],"published_at":"2026-10-25T15:16:56+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-25T15:16:56+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-10-21","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)","url":"https://media.ega.ae/ega-reaches-50-completion-of-al-taweelah-smelter-restart/","checkedAt":"2026-10-25","publishedAt":"2026-10-21"},{"name":"EGA — 25% Al Taweelah smelter restart milestone","url":"https://media.ega.ae/egas-al-taweelah-smelter-restoration-reaches-25-completion-milestone/","checkedAt":"2026-10-25","publishedAt":"2026-08-26"},{"name":"EGA — H1 2026 financial and operational results","url":"https://media.ega.ae/ega-delivers-resilient-h1-2026-performance-maintaining-operational-and-supply-chain-continuity-amid-regional-disruption/","checkedAt":"2026-10-25","publishedAt":"2026-08-12"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026?lang=en"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"al-taweelah-cell-restart","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Al Taweelah hücreleri için yeniden başlatma göstergeleri","en":"Al Taweelah cell-restart indicators"},"description":{"tr":"EGA’nın 21 Ekim açıklamasında verdiği operasyonel yeniden başlatma sayımı ve önceki kilometre taşı.","en":"Operational restart counts reported by EGA on 21 October and at the prior milestone."},"methodology":{"tr":"Sayılar şirket duyurularından aktarılmıştır. Hücre sayısı yeniden çalıştırılan indirgeme hücrelerini gösterir; üretim tonajı veya kapasite yüzdesi değildir. 315/1.262 değeri Ağustos sonu, 631/1.262 değeri 21 Ekim 2026 tarihli duyurudadır.","en":"Counts are transcribed from company releases. Cell count means reduction cells restarted; it is not output tonnage or a percentage of capacity. The 315/1,262 figure is from the end-August update and the 631/1,262 figure from the 21 October 2026 release."},"sourceUrls":["https://media.ega.ae/ega-reaches-50-completion-of-al-taweelah-smelter-restart/","https://media.ega.ae/egas-al-taweelah-smelter-restoration-reaches-25-completion-milestone/"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-25T11:37:18Z","items":[{"label":{"tr":"Ağustos 2026 sonu yeniden çalıştırılan hücreler","en":"Cells restarted by end-August 2026"},"value":315,"unit":"reduction cells","period":"2026-08-26","basis":"observed"},{"label":{"tr":"Toplam indirgeme hücresi","en":"Total reduction cells"},"value":1262,"unit":"reduction cells","period":"2026-10-21","basis":"observed"},{"label":{"tr":"21 Ekim 2026 itibarıyla yeniden çalıştırılan hücreler","en":"Cells restarted as of 21 October 2026"},"value":631,"unit":"reduction cells","period":"2026-10-21","basis":"observed"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"al-taweelah-cell-restart","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"al-taweelah-cell-restart","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026/data/al-taweelah-cell-restart?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/ega-al-taweelah-smelter-restart-halfway-2026/data/al-taweelah-cell-restart?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on 21 October that 631 of the 1,262 reduction cells at its Al Taweelah aluminium smelter in Abu Dhabi had been repaired and restarted. The company described this as the halfway point in the restart programme. The cell count measures a physical recovery step, but each cell typically takes about a week after restart to stabilise. The figure should not be read as proof that current metal output or smelter capacity has reached exactly half of its normal level.","The smelter shut on 28 March after an attack on Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi led to the evacuation of the Al Taweelah site and an emergency halt to operations. EGA said the first repaired cell restarted on 26 May. At the end of August it reported 315 cells operating, about one-quarter of the total. The October update therefore records 316 additional cells restarted since that milestone. EGA has not published a daily or weekly restart series between the two announcements.","Repair teams are working across all three potlines in parallel. Molten aluminium froze inside cells during the emergency shutdown, leaving solid metal pads that had to be removed; EGA says these weighed up to 45 tonnes. The company estimates that about 80 per cent of cells can be restarted after the solid metal is cleared. The remainder need more extensive repair, demolition of the internal potlining and relining, depending on their condition and operating history. EGA says it has expanded its safe cell repair and restart capacity more than threefold compared with its normal maintenance programme.","EGA continues to target a return to full production at the smelter in the first quarter of 2027. That is a company target, not a measured forecast of current output; the October announcement does not provide a new capacity or production estimate. The separate Al Taweelah alumina refinery continues to operate at about 50 per cent capacity. EGA says it is technically ready to raise output, but timing depends on supply conditions and its alumina sourcing strategy. The company also says full refinery output is not a prerequisite for the smelter’s recovery.","EGA is also using the restoration period to pilot its E40 technology on 13 DX cells. It says the technology could be industrialised across 808 DX cells at the site; the company estimates that a full rollout could add 67,000 tonnes per year of production. That is a potential, not realised, increase. EGA’s first-half 2026 report shows the disruption in the group-wide results: cast metal output across its global operations fell to 1.006 million tonnes from 1.42 million tonnes a year earlier. That measure is not specific to Al Taweelah and should not be used as a reading of the site’s current production."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Emirates Global Aluminium said half of the reduction cells at its Abu Dhabi smelter had restarted by 21 October. The cell count tracks restoration progress; it does not by itself show that half of production capacity is back.\n\nEmirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on 21 October that 631 of the 1,262 reduction cells at its Al Taweelah aluminium smelter in Abu Dhabi had been repaired and restarted. The company described this as the halfway point in the restart programme. The cell count measures a physical recovery step, but each cell typically takes about a week after restart to stabilise. The figure should not be read as proof that current metal output or smelter capacity has reached exactly half of its normal level.\n\nThe smelter shut on 28 March after an attack on Khalifa Economic Zone Abu Dhabi led to the evacuation of the Al Taweelah site and an emergency halt to operations. EGA said the first repaired cell restarted on 26 May. At the end of August it reported 315 cells operating, about one-quarter of the total. The October update therefore records 316 additional cells restarted since that milestone. EGA has not published a daily or weekly restart series between the two announcements.\n\nRepair teams are working across all three potlines in parallel. Molten aluminium froze inside cells during the emergency shutdown, leaving solid metal pads that had to be removed; EGA says these weighed up to 45 tonnes. The company estimates that about 80 per cent of cells can be restarted after the solid metal is cleared. The remainder need more extensive repair, demolition of the internal potlining and relining, depending on their condition and operating history. EGA says it has expanded its safe cell repair and restart capacity more than threefold compared with its normal maintenance programme.\n\nEGA continues to target a return to full production at the smelter in the first quarter of 2027. That is a company target, not a measured forecast of current output; the October announcement does not provide a new capacity or production estimate. The separate Al Taweelah alumina refinery continues to operate at about 50 per cent capacity. EGA says it is technically ready to raise output, but timing depends on supply conditions and its alumina sourcing strategy. The company also says full refinery output is not a prerequisite for the smelter’s recovery.\n\nEGA is also using the restoration period to pilot its E40 technology on 13 DX cells. It says the technology could be industrialised across 808 DX cells at the site; the company estimates that a full rollout could add 67,000 tonnes per year of production. That is a potential, not realised, increase. EGA’s first-half 2026 report shows the disruption in the group-wide results: cast metal output across its global operations fell to 1.006 million tonnes from 1.42 million tonnes a year earlier. That measure is not specific to Al Taweelah and should not be used as a reading of the site’s current production.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}