Egyptalum | |
Type: | Public company |
Foundation: | 1972 |
Location: | Nag Hammadi (Qena Governorate), Egypt[1] |
Num Employees: | 9,000 (2006) |
Revenue: | US$750 million (2006) |
Homepage: | http://www.egyptalum.com.eg |
Egyptalum (Egyptian Aluminium Company) is the largest aluminium producer in Egypt and one of the largest in Africa having a total annual production of around 320,000 tonnes. The company is supplied with the electric energy it needs from the Aswan High Dam.