Emsteel Abu Dhabi steel plant

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Emsteel Abu Dhabi steel plant (شركة إمستيل, حديد الإمارات أركان), also known as ESI, Emirates Steel Arkan, is a steel plant in Abu Dhabi Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates that operates direct reduced iron (DRI) and electric arc furnace (EAF) technology.

Location

The map below shows the exact location of the plant in Abu Dhabi Industrial City, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates:

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  • Location: Plot #10E6 7th St, Abu Dhabi Industrial City ICAD, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  • Coordinates (WGS 84): 24.322033, 54.467987 (exact)

Background

The GHC Emirates Steel Industries plant in Abu Dhabi is the world's first fully commercial carbon capture (CCUS) steel project.[1] Though actual carbon capture rates have not been reported since the CCUS facility began operating in 2016, the plant has the ability to capture up to 800 ttpa CO2 emissions to be used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) at nearby oil recovery fields.[1][2][3] In 2024, the company announced the successful start-up of a pilot project to produce DRI using green hydrogen.[4] In 2025, the EMSTEEl became the first company in MENA to earn the Global ResponsibleSteel certification.[5]

Ownership Tree

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Low-emissions/green steelmaking

This steel plant is associated with a green steel project tracked in the Green Steel Tracker. Details about the project are included below.

Table 1: Green Steel Project Details

All references for the above data are available in the Green Steel Tracker.
Project 1
Project name Emsteel Pilot Plant
Company Emsteel group (formerly Emirates Steel)
Company has climate goals? Yes
Location Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Project website Not available
Project scale Pilot
Project status Finalized (research & testing)
Year to be online 2024
Technology to be used H-DRI + EAF
Technology details Not stated
Iron production capacity (million tonnes per year) Not stated
Steel production capacity (million tonnes per year) 0
CO2 capture (million tonnes CO2 per year) Not applicable
Hydrogen generation capacity (MW) Not applicable
Investment size (m USD) Not stated
Actual start year 2024
Partners Masdar
Date of announcement 10/29/2024

Plant Details

Table 2: General Plant Details

Announced date Construction date Start date Workforce size Iron ore source
1998[6] 2001[6] 2003[7][6] 3703[8][9] ITOCHU[10]

Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information

State-owned entity status Parent company Parent company PermID Parent GEM entity ID Owner Owner company PermID Owner GEM entity ID
Partial Emsteel Building Materials PJSC [100.0%] 4298008642 [100.0%] E100001016181 [100.0%] Emsteel Building Materials PJSC [100%][11] 4298008642 E100001016181 [100%]

Table 4: Process and Products

Steel product category Steel products Steel sector end users ISO 14001 ISO 50001 Responsible steel Main production equipment
semi-finished, finished rolled[12] wire rod, rebar, sections, billet, piling[12] automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, transport[12] yes[13] unknown 2028-06-12[14][15][16] DRI; EAF

Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity Nominal crude steel capacity (total)
operating 3500[17][6][18][19] 3500[17][6][18][19]

Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

1Please see our Frequently Asked Questions page for an explanation of the different capacity operating statuses.
Capacity operating status1 Sponge iron/DRI capacity Nominal iron capacity (total)
operating 4200[9][20][17][21][18] 4200[9][20][17][21][18]

Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)

Sinter Pellets
NF NF

Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year EAF production Other/unknown steel production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 2722[9] unknown[9] 2722[9]
2021 3020[22] unknown[22] 3020[22]
2022 3211[9] unknown[9] 3211[9]
2023 3237[23] –[23] 3237[23]
2024 3254[9] –[9] 3254[9]

Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)

Year DRI production Other/unknown iron production Total (all routes)
2019 unknown unknown –
2020 unknown unknown –
2021 unknown unknown –
2022 unknown unknown –
2024 325[9] –[9] 325[9]

Unit Details

Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Furnace manufacturer and model Furnace type Current capacity (ttpa)
DRI 1 operating[24] – 2009[24] Tenova HYL and Danieli & C Energiron[24][24] shaft furnace[24] 1600[21][17]
DRI 2 operating[24] 2008[18] 2011[24] Tenova HYL and Danieli & C Energiron[24][24] shaft furnace[24] 1600[17][21][18]
DRI 3 operating[20] – –[24] –[24][24] shaft furnace[24] 1000[20][21][17][9]

Table 11: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Reductant Details

Unit name Current or initial reductant Gas reductant Current or initial hydrogen reductant color Hydrogen reductant status Hydrogen reductant conversion date Future hydrogen reductant color
DRI 1 gas[25][26][17] hydrogen[25][26][17] green[26][17] –[25][26][17] –[25][26][17] green[26][17]
DRI 2 gas[26][17] syngas (reformed methane)[26][17] –[26][17] –[26][17] 2024[26][17] green[26][17]
DRI 3 gas[26][17] syngas (reformed methane)[26][17] –[26][17] capable[26][17] –[26][17] green[26][17]

Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Details

Unit name Status Construction date Start date Current capacity (ttpa) Current size (tonnes)
EAF SMP-1 operating[27] – 2009[18] 1400[18][17][6] 150.0[28][17][29][30]
EAF SMP-2 operating[27] 2008[18] – 1400[18][17][6] –[28][17][29][30]
EAF SMP-3 operating[27] – – 700[19][17][18][6] –[28][18][17][29][30]

Table 13: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details

Unit name Scrap-based % scrap % DRI
EAF SMP-1 yes[31] 5.00[32] 95.00[33]
EAF SMP-2 yes[31] 5.00[32] 95.00[33]
EAF SMP-3 yes[31] 5.00[32] 95.00[33]

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References

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  2. ↑ Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage (CCUS) Project, CSL Forum, Retrieved on: May 10, 2021
  3. ↑ Case Study: Al Reyadah CCUS Project, Dipak Sakaria, BDM - Abu Dhabi Carbon Capture Company - Al Reyadah, May 2, 2017
  4. ↑ Team, Green Steel World Editorial (2024-10-29). "EMSTEEL and Masdar announce success of green hydrogen pilot project". GreenSteelWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. ↑ "EMSTEEL Becomes First Company in MENA to Earn Global ResponsibleSteel™ Certification – EMSTEEL". www.emsteel.com. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
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