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Emsteel Abu Dhabi

operating

DRI–EAF route · Abu Dhabi Industrial City, Middle East, United Arab Emirates

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Emsteel Abu Dhabi follows the DRI–EAF route: iron ore is reduced in the solid state to direct reduced iron by direct reduction, then melted into steel in an electric arc furnace. The liquid steel is solidified into semi-finished shapes by continuous casting. The plant has a crude steel capacity of about 3.5 million tonnes per year. Its main products are wire rod, rebar, sections, billet, piling.

Process Route

DRIEAF

Timeline

Announced1998
Construction2001
Operating2003

Emissions

2025

2.74 Mt CO₂e

0.95 t CO₂e per tonne of steel

Modelled estimate (Climate TRACE), not reported data. Methodology

Capacity (ttpa)

Crude Steel

3,500

EAF

3,500

DRI

4,200

Production

Crude steelproduction, GEM-compiled (Global Iron & Steel Tracker). Dashed line shows nominal capacity.

Iron Units

DRI
DRI 1operating
1,600 ttpahydrogen · in-useTenova; Danieliwiki
DRI
DRI 2operating
1,600 ttpasyngas (reformed methane)Tenova; Danieliwiki
DRI
DRI 3operating
1,000 ttpasyngas (reformed methane) · capablewiki

Steel Units

EAF
EAF SMP-1operating
1,400 ttpa150 twiki
EAF
EAF SMP-2operating
1,400 ttpawiki
EAF
EAF SMP-3operating
700 ttpawiki

Inputs & Energy

Iron ore ITOCHU

Steel Products

wire rod, rebar, sections, billet, piling

Ownership

Owner Emsteel Building Materials PJSC

Parent Emsteel Building Materials PJSC [100.0%]

Workforce 3,703 employees

State ownership Partial

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