Dubai Aluminium Company (Dubal) hosted the 71st meeting of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI) Board of Directors, comprising CEOs of the world's major primary aluminium producers and worldwide aluminium association officials. The meeting was held for the first time in Dubai and the entire Middle East.

While on the first day of the three-day event, the IAI board of directors, global aluminium industry association leaders and senior officials had an extensive tour of the sprawling DUBAL smelter complex, on the remaining two days the meeting was held at the Al Qasr Hotel in Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai, focusing on the global industry growth, PFC emissions, recycling and fuel efficiency. Some of the global aluminium majors which sent their CEOs and senior executives to the event in Dubai include Organisation of European Aluminium Refiners and Remelters (OEA), Aluminium Bahrain ALBA, Russian Aluminium JSC (Rusal-SUAL), Alcoa Inc, Alcan Inc, BHP Billiton Aluminium SA Ltd.and Rio Tinto Aluminium.