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Emsteel Overview

Abu Dhabi’s Emsteel – formerly Emirates Steel Arkan – is the UAE’s largest steel and building materials manufacturer.

It was founded in 1998 under Senaat, the Abu Dhabi government’s general holding company, as part of the emirate’s aims to diversify its economy.

Emsteel produces steel products such as rebar and billets, as well as cement and concrete.

Emsteel alone accounts for 11 percent of Abu Dhabi’s manufacturing output and 60 percent of the UAE’s steel production. It has annual capacity for 3.5 million tonnes of steel and 4.6 million tonnes of cement.

Emsteel’s products have been used in well-known UAE destinations such as Burj Khalifa and Yas Island, and it says it has also served customers in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Emsteel News

Trump steel tariff

What Trump’s steel tariffs mean to the Middle East

Donald Trump’s proposed US steel tariffs will put Turkish producers most at risk in the Middle East, while Gulf steel exporters will be sheltered from the worst of the damage, experts have told AGBI. On Sunday Mr Trump, the newly elected US president, said he would soon unveil 25 percent import taxes on all steel […]

Monitoring air pollution in Dubai. The UAE is seeking to quantify and reduce its impact on the climate

UAE companies have mixed success in cutting emissions

While many of the UAE’s major corporations are making limited progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions, analysis by AGBI reveals that Emsteel (formerly known as Emirates Steel Arkan) is the standout performer. The UAE, the second-largest Arab economy, is seeking to quantify and reduce its impact on the climate, and in November pledged to slash its scope 1 […]

Modon green steel

Developer Modon signs deal for UAE green steel

Abu Dhabi property company Modon is poised to be the first customer of a UAE pilot project to make sustainable steel with green hydrogen. Modon has entered a tentative agreement to purchase the more environmentally friendly construction material from Emsteel Group, which has been manufacturing it through a partnership with the Emirati renewable energy company […]

Conventional steel production accounts for 8 percent of global carbon emissions, something the UAE hopes to abate with green hydrogen

UAE green steel project brushes off hydrogen concerns

The UAE has completed a pilot programme looking into the use of green hydrogen to decarbonise the steel industry. UAE steel company Emsteel and renewable energy major Masdar joined forces to produce “green” steel despite increasing concerns over cost, regulations, demand and scalability of the clean energy source. Conventional steel production accounts for around 8 […]