# EGA plans to build $4B primary aluminium plant in Oklahoma, first new US smelter since 1980

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced plans to build a primary aluminium production plant in Oklahoma with a capacity of 600,000 tonnes per year. Construction is expected to begin after a feasibility study by end of 2026, with first hot metal by end of the decade. Investment is around $4 billion.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-05-16
- Where: Inola, Oklahoma (Tulsa Port of Inola), United States
- Value: $4.00B
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2029
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 600,000 tonnes per year
- Products: primary aluminium
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Emirates Global Aluminium](https://endata.com/companies/15758.md)

## Sources

- [media.ega.ae](https://media.ega.ae/ega-progresses-plans-to-build-first-new-primary-aluminium-production-plant-in-the-us-since-1980-in-oklahoma/), 2025-05-16: "EGA’s new plant will be the heart of a broader hub for strategic industry in Oklahoma, creating jobs and opportunity for Oklahomans"
- [rebusinessonline.com](https://rebusinessonline.com/emirates-global-aluminium-to-open-4b-manufacturing-plant-near-tulsa-create-1000-new-jobs/), 2025-05-19: "Emirates Global Aluminium plans to open a $4 billion manufacturing plant near Tulsa in northeastern Oklahoma, an initiative that is expected to facilitate the direct creation of about 1,000 new jobs."

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