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Dubal takes top 2008 ITGAF award for second time

  • United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, December 30 - 2008 at 16:15
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In keeping with its positioning as a strong adherent to corporate governance, Dubai Aluminium Company Limited 'Dubal', the world's largest pre-bake aluminium smelter with a captive power station has been named the joint winner of the 2008 Information Technology Governance Assurance Forum 'ITGAF' award in the Commercial Category.

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  • Dubal takes top 2008 ITGAF award for second time.
    Dubal takes top 2008 ITGAF award for second time.
The award, presented during the ITGAF Annual Conference 2008, held at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Dubai, is the second of its kind garnered by Dubal, the company having received the inaugural 2006 ITGAF award.

Instituted by the government of Dubai's Financial Audit Department, the aim of ITGAF is to aid and promote the development of I.T. Governance practices among government departments and state-owned enterprises, in accordance with leading international frameworks. The forum acknowledges that I.T. Governance is an integral part of Corporate Governance; and that truly effective I.T. Governance helps ensure that it supports business goals, maximizes business investment in technology, and appropriately manages I.T.-related opportunities and risks.

Endorsing ITGAF's objectives, the ITGAF award encourages establishments to build and practice matured I.T. processes as a fundamental step towards effective I.T. Governance. Recipients of the award demonstrate the inherent potential of using technology as a business enabler, both locally and internationally, while simultaneously ensuring that electronically disseminated business information is protected and the privacy of users is secured.

Ahmad Al Mulla, Vice President I.T. at Dubal, said:
"This award is a tribute to the visionary guidance of our management, coupled with the valuable contributions of our employees, towards our company's commitment to reaching and maintaining the highest standards of corporate and I.T. governance. This combination ensures continuous support for Dubal's ongoing pursuit of excellence."
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About Dubai Aluminium Company Limited 'Dubal':
Dubal is the world's largest pre-bake aluminium smelter with a captive power station. It is also the single largest non-oil contributor to the economy of Dubai. Built on a 480-hectare site in Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE, Dubal's major facilities comprise an 960,000 mtpa primary aluminium smelter, a 2,600 megawatt power station, a large carbon plant, three casthouses, a 30-million-gallon-per-day water desalination plant, laboratories, port and storage facilities.

The company has the capacity to produce more than one million metric tonnes of high quality finished aluminium products a year, in three main forms: foundry alloy for automotive applications, extrusion billet for construction purposes and high purity aluminium for the electronics industry.

Dubal serves more than 290 customers in 46 countries predominantly in the Far East, Europe, the ASEAN region, the Middle East and Mediterranean region, and North America. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification; and has twice won the Dubai Quality Award in the Production and Manufacturing sector (1996 and 2000).

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