"Emsteel" and"Emirates Nuclear Energy " They cooperate to accelerate the reduction of the industrial sector’s carbon footprint

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Abu Dhabi, December 25 / WAM / Emsteel Group, one of the largest listed companies for the production of iron and building materials in the region, announced its cooperation with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company with the aim of reducing carbon emissions in iron production operations by using electricity produced by nuclear energy, and certified under the Abu Dhabi Clean Energy Certification Program (I-REC standard), which is supervised by the Emirates Water and Electricity Company.

The use of clean energy certificates confirms the role of nuclear energy in supporting environmentally responsible manufacturing, enhances the UAE’s leadership in developing a sustainable industrial sector, and supports the Emsteel Group’s “TrueGreen” sustainable iron program, which unifies its decades-long decarbonization initiatives.

This comes as an extension of an established partnership that has exceeded ten years between Emsteel and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company. During the construction phase of the Barakah peaceful nuclear energy plants, the first multi-station peaceful nuclear energy project in the operating phase in the Middle East and North Africa region, Emsteel supplied 160,000 tons of certified rebar for structural uses in the Barakah plants, which met 60% of the stations’ total rebar requirements.

Approving clean energy certificates produced by nuclear energy allows Emsteel to obtain clean electricity, directly reducing carbon emissions for the second phase, and reducing the carbon footprint of steel production in the UAE. This measure makes Emsteel the first steel producing company in the region to use clean energy certificates certified by nuclear sources, in a step that reflects the company’s commitment to innovation and responsibility in one of the most challenging sectors in reducing emissions.

Emsteel currently uses 86% of clean electricity in iron production operations, and 14% in cement production, and these percentages include 1,484,067 megawatt-hours of nuclear energy, and 651,594 megawatt-hours of solar energy for combined iron and cement operations. Emsteel aims to reach 100% clean electricity by 2030, which is in line with its long-term road map to reduce the carbon footprint.

Engineer Saeed Ghumran Al Rumaithi, CEO of Emsteel Group, said: Clean energy, along with the use of advanced technologies and reliable data, constitute the basic foundations of any effective approach to reducing emissions in the industrial sector, and the Sustainable Iron Program (TrueGreen) embodies the framework through which we activate these principles at various stages of operations. In this context, our cooperation with the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company enhances our portfolio of clean energy sources and supports our long-term strategy to increase the production of low-carbon iron. This cooperation confirms that national partnerships are capable of accelerating the transformation path. industrial sector, and consolidating the UAE’s position as one of the world’s advanced countries in the field of sustainable manufacturing.

For his part, His Excellency Mohammed Al Hammadi, Managing Director and CEO of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company and its group of companies, said that this cooperation between the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company and Emsteel highlights the true value of the transition to clean energy sources, by supporting industrial sectors with reliable clean energy supported by traceable certificates, while ensuring the stability of the electrical network at the same time. This cooperation transforms the partnership that has extended for more than a decade into a model that can be applied in the most challenging sectors with regard to reducing carbon emissions, enhancing competitiveness and ensuring the continuity of supply chains, and with the rapid rise in demand resulting from the growth Using artificial intelligence, increasing dependence on electricity and industrial growth, Barakah plants contribute significantly to enabling the UAE to continue economic growth without an increase in carbon emissions, in addition to providing reliable solutions to produce clean and abundant electricity on a large scale and with high time efficiency.

The cooperation between the two sides highlights the growing role of partnerships between different sectors in driving industrial transformation in the United Arab Emirates. Emsteel sets pioneering regional standards for low-carbon steel production, highlighting how the transition to clean, competitive industrial energy sources contributes to achieving the goals of the “UAE Strategy for Climate Neutrality 2050.”

The Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, developed and owned by the Emirates Nuclear Energy Company, produces about 40 terawatt-hours annually, meeting up to 25% of the total electricity demand in the UAE, and contributing to reducing 22.4 million tons of carbon emissions annually. Each Barakah station was completed and operated according to the highest international standards, with an average time of 7.9 years for each station, which establishes new standards for the development of peaceful nuclear energy projects worldwide. With an operating period of no less than 60 years, the Barakah plants highlight the pivotal role of nuclear energy in enhancing energy security in the country, supporting its sustainability, increasing the capacity available for industrial growth, in addition to contributing to building a stronger and more flexible electricity network.