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Supplement: Qatalum
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Marketing Qatar’s aluminium
Norwegian joint venture partner Hydro is responsible for selling Qatalum’s output, but in the long term Qatar hopes to develop a downstream metals sector of its own -
Abdullah Salatt
A key figure behind the development of Qatalum -
Aluminium: A catalyst for new growth in Qatar
The development of an aluminium industry is an essential element of Doha’s diversification drive; the next step will be establishing a domestic downstream market -
Eivind Reiten
A key figure behind the development of Qatalum -
Feeding the Qatalum aluminium smelter
Raw materials are shipped in from all over the world to supply Qatalum and unloaded at a dedicated berth near the smelter -
Hassan al-Rashid
A key figure behind the development of Qatalum -
Jan Arve Haugan
A key figure behind the development of Qatalum -
MEED List: Qatalum
Six key figures behind the development of Qatalum are: Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Abdullah Salatt, Eivind Reiten, Truls Gautesen, Jan Arve Haugan and Hassan al-Rashid -
Qatalum: Diversifying Qatar’s economy
The production of the first metal from Qatalum’s $5.7bn aluminium smelter marked the start of a new chapter in Qatar’s diversification drive. Since the early 1970s, the gas-rich nation has been expanding its manufacturing capabilities, beginning with fertilisers, petrochemicals and steel. And now the country has another product that can bear the stamp ‘made in Qatar’. -
The Qatalum smelter takes shape
The Qatalum smelter was procured and built during the regional construction boom when materials and contractors were in short supply -
Truls Gautesen
A key figure behind the development of Qatalum
