Emirates Steel Arkan’s sustainable ES600 high-strength steel
rebar gains momentum. Image Courtesy: Emirates Steel Arkan’
Emirates Steel Arkan,
the UAE’s largest steel and building materials manufacturer, is focusing on
producing low carbon emission ‘green steel’. And its innovative ES600
sustainable steel can reduce steel consumption by 18 to 24 per cent depending
on the scale of the project, a top official said during the opening day of the
Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC).
“ADIPEC presents us with a great opportunity to
connect with the industrial ecosystem and raise awareness about our innovative
products that have been designed to help customers lower their carbon
footprints. An example of that is the ES600 high-strength rebar we launched
recently that reduces steel consumption by 18-24 per cent, redefining the
meaning of sustainable construction and efficiency,” Eng. Saeed Ghumran Al
Remeithi, Group CEO of Emirates Steel Arkan, told Khaleej Times.
ES600 is an innovative, high-strength rebar,
that is cost and time-effective, results in reduced rebar consumption,
alleviated rebar congestion, less logistics expenses, is space-efficient, and
improves structural aesthetics and enhances saleable floor space area for the
developer. Al Remeithi noted that the ES600 steel is the first of many in the
pipeline.
Currently, ES600 has been adopted as the steel
rebar of choice in the construction of Sobha Realty and Al Habtoor Group’s
latest projects in Dubai.
Al Remeithi underlined that the group remains
committed to driving the industry’s decarbonisation efforts at scale to support
the nation’s strategic initiative to realise net zero by 2050.
“ADIPEC serves as an ideal platform to showcase
how Emirates Steel Arkan is leading the industry's transition to a more
sustainable future through embracing innovative technologies and fostering
collaboration with its partners to achieve its ambitious decarbonisation
roadmap. This year, we are focusing on strengthening our contribution to
decarbonising the steel and building materials sector, building resilience in
manufacturing supply chains and, most importantly, sharing our success stories
in reshaping the industry – all in line with the UAE's net zero by 2050
strategic initiative.”
The group is also the official sponsor of the
ADIPEC Decarbonisation Zone, a forum for leaders in the energy ecosystem to
discuss low-carbon technologies and the essential role the oil and gas sector
plays in accelerating the transition from fossil fuels to cleaner forms of
energy.
Saeed Khalfan Al Ghafri, CEO of Emirates Steel,
an Emirates Steel Arkan company, said: “We take immense pride in supplying our
high-quality steel products to various prestigious energy projects around the
world. In the last year alone, we were able to generate around 20 per cent of
our total sections and sheet piles sales by supplying 31 energy projects in 13 countries.
These projects include the Borouge 4 expansion project at the company’s
polyolefins production complex in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, ENPPI and WISON Aramco
projects in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, JGC Basrah Refinery in Iraq, NESTE
Refinery in Singapore, and many more.”
ESA is actively engaged in an array of
initiatives and projects, most notably the development of a state-of-the-art
green steel hub that integrates advanced technologies and low-emission
processes in Abu Dhabi. The group’s steel and building materials have been used
in some of the UAE’s most iconic construction projects, including the Burj
Khalifa, Emirates Palace, Etihad Towers, Yas Island, and more.