Sustainability

At Emirates Steel Arkan, we take our commitment to sustainability very seriously. To us, sustainability is more than a mere buzzword. Our efforts in this regard are well aligned with the UAE’s long-standing national commitment to protecting its environment and natural resources. As a member of the World Steel Climate Action Programme, we are proud recipients of its Certificate of Recognition for our participation in the CO2 Emissions Data Collection Programme, an initiative that is made possible through our environmental partnership with Al Reyadda Carbon Capture Facility, located close to Emirates Steel’s premises. The main objectives of the project are to reduce the carbon footprint of the United Arab Emirates, implement enhanced oil recovery (EOR) in subsurface oil reservoirs, and free up natural gas that would otherwise have been used for oil field pressure maintenance.

We have also implemented a variety of initiatives to reinforce our sustainability credentials in the UAE. Our Integrated Management System is certified to the highest international standards under the CARES Sustainable Constructional Steel Scheme and BES 6001 for Responsible Sourcing of Construction Products. In keeping with these schemes, we comply with the issuance of Environmental Product Declaration Reports and certificates as needed.

Through using Emirates Steel products, customers and product developers are able to effectively meet local and international Green Building certification requirements. Furthermore, in order to reduce operating costs and increase feedstock flexibility, Emirates Steel has successfully commissioned its 3,000 HP Steel Scrap Shredding facility to feed the Electric Arc Furnaces of Steel Making Plants (SMPs). The new facility plays a major role in recycling steel scrap generated in the UAE.

Emirates Steel is proud of its ethos that places innovation at the heart of our activities. In this regard, we are continually seeking new synergies to advance our sustainability efforts through developing new systems and technologies to ensure our plants run at optimal environmental efficiency. One of our major partnerships is aimed at converting the industrial by product “slag” generated from steel making process into aggregates, which are used in cement companies and road construction.

In addition, we are collaborating with world renowned organisations for the agglomeration of internally generated materials at our plant. As part of Emirates Steel’s Green Initiatives programme, our specific goal with this venture is to enable the reuse of steel mill by-products. Doing so allows us to create briquettes from our dust waste and reuse them in our Electric Arc Furnace. The recycling project is not only environmentally friendly but also reduces cost of steel production.