Emsteel Abu Dhabi
operatingDRI–EAF route · Abu Dhabi Industrial City, Middle East, United Arab Emirates
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
Timeline
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
Steel Units
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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Location
Abu Dhabi Industrial City
Middle East
United Arab Emirates
24.3220°, 54.4680°
At a Glance
- Route
- DRI–EAF
- Crude steel capacity
- 3,500 ttpa
- Commissioned
- 2003
- Products
- Semi-finished, finished rolled
- Certifications
- 2 recorded