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EMAL – ECA-backed project financing

02 March 2011

ECAs prove flexible for strong sponsors

Within this deal, ECA facilities came in very late in the day for this project as the original financing was negotiated in 2007. There were existing commercial and bridge facilities and shareholder loans and the first aluminium production had already started. Emirates Aluminium (EMAL) is of an extremely high profile project in the UAE and is one of the cornerstones of Abu Dhabi’s industrialisation policy as set out in the Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. The project is a joint venture between sponsors Dubai Aluminum (DUBAL) and Mubadala Development Company with EPC contractors SNC-Lavalin Group and Worley Parsons. The project is for the...


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