A site in Oklahoma is the planned future home of a $4-billion dollar smelting operation. The plant would have a capacity of producing 600,000 metric tons of primary aluminum each year that would nearly double current domestic output for the United States.
Source: Sengov
Emirates Global Aluminium plans to build a primary aluminum plant in the Sooner State. If all goes accordingly, the plant will create up to 1,000 new jobs, and 4,000 jobs during its construction.
The plan is currently undergoing a feasibility study, however, Emirates Global Aluminium already has aluminum operations in the United States under EGA Spectro Alloys, the manufacturer of secondary aluminum alloys.
“We want more goods to be manufactured in Oklahoma and EGA is the perfect partner,” said Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt. “My administration has worked closely with the company for over a year to clear the way for the first new primary aluminum production plant in the United States for more than four decades.”
“The United States has been an important market for EGA for several decades, and we know there is strong demand for our high-quality metal ‘made in America’,” stated Abdulnasser Bin Kalban, CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium.
CEO EGA
Source: EGA
Primary aluminum is created by dissolving aluminum oxide in a cryolite solution and applying electrolysis to extract a pure metal. Securing an affordable electric power source will be a major factor in the speed at which this agreement moves forward. Primary aluminum is used in domestic automotive, energy, construction, and aerospace sectors.
If its current deadlines are met, construction would begin next year, and the plant would begin operations by 2029.
Press release is available in its original form here.
Sources
$4B Plan for First US Smelter in 45 Years. American Machinist. Accessed May 20, 2025. https://www.americanmachinist.com/news/article/55291130/4b-proposal-for-first-us-smelter-in-45-years-emirates-global-aluminium.
