Qatalum is 50-50 joint venture aluminium smelter project between Qatar Petroleum and Norsk Hydro. It will be the largest aluminium plant ever launched. It is located in Mesaieed, Qatar. It will have a capacity in the first phase of 585,000 tonnes of primary aluminium, all to be shipped as value added aluminium casthouse products. A 1350 MW natural gas power plant will also be built to ensure a stable supply of electricity.
The project was officially launched 12 April 2010, in Qatar by the Qatari Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway.