Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant
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Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant (Emirates Steel Arkan, حديد الإمارات أركان), also known as ESI, 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:
- 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]
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
Project 1 | |
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Project name | EMSTEEL pilot |
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) | Not stated |
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 | 2024-10-29 |
Plant Details
Table 2: General Plant Details
Announced date | Construction date | Start date | Workforce size |
---|---|---|---|
1998[5] | 2001[5] | 2003[6][5] | 3000[7] |
Table 3: Ownership and Parent Company Information
State-owned entity status | Parent company | Parent company PermID | Parent company GEM ID | Owner | Owner company PermID | Owner company GEM ID |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Partial | Emsteel Building Materials PJSC | 4298008642 | E100001016181 | Emsteel Building Materials PJSC[8] | 4298008642 | E100001016181 |
Table 4: Process and Products
Steel product category | Steel products | Steel sector end users | ISO 14001 | Main production equipment |
---|---|---|---|---|
semi-finished, finished rolled[9] | wire rod, rebar, sections, billet, piling[9] | automotive, building and infrastructure, energy, transport[9] | yes[10] | DRI; EAF |
Table 5: Plant-level Crude Steel Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Electric arc furnace steelmaking capacity | Nominal crude steel capacity (total) |
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operating | 3600[5][11] | 3600[5][11] |
Table 6: Plant-level Crude Iron Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Capacity operating status1 | Sponge iron/DRI capacity | Nominal iron capacity (total) |
---|---|---|
operating | 4200[12][13][11] | 4200[12][13][11] |
Table 7: Upstream Products Production Capacities (thousand tonnes per annum)
Sinter | Pellets |
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NF | NF |
Table 8: Actual Plant-level Crude Steel Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | EAF production | Other/unknown steel production |
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2019 | unknown | unknown |
2020 | unknown | unknown |
2021 | unknown | unknown |
2022 | unknown | unknown |
Table 9: Actual Plant-level Crude Iron Production by Year (thousand tonnes per annum)
Year | DRI production | Other/unknown iron production |
---|---|---|
2019 | unknown | unknown |
2020 | unknown | unknown |
2021 | unknown | unknown |
2022 | unknown | unknown |
Unit Details
Table 10: Direct Reduced Iron Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Start date | Furnace manufacturer and model | Furnace type | Current capacity (ttpa) | Reductant |
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DRI 1 | operating[14] | 2009[14] | Tenova HYL and Danieli & C Energiron[14][14] | shaft furnace[14] | 2000[13][11] | hydrogen[15][16][11] |
DRI 2 | operating[14] | 2011[14] | Tenova HYL and Danieli & C Energiron[14][14] | shaft furnace[14] | 2000[11][13] | methane[16][11] |
DRI 3 | operating[12] | –[14] | –[14][14] | – | 200[12][13][11] | – |
Table 11: Electric Arc Furnace Details
Unit name | Status | Current capacity (ttpa) | Current size (tonnes) |
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EAF SMP-1 | operating[17] | 1200[11][5] | 150.0[18][19][20][11] |
EAF SMP-2 | operating[17] | 1200[11][5] | –[18][19][20][11] |
EAF SMP-3 | operating[17] | 1200[11][5] | –[18][19][20][11] |
Table 12: Electric Arc Furnace Feedstock Details
Unit name | Scrap-based | % scrap | % DRI |
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EAF SMP-1 | yes[21] | 5.00[22] | 95.00[23] |
EAF SMP-2 | yes[21] | 5.00[22] | 95.00[23] |
EAF SMP-3 | yes[21] | 5.00[22] | 95.00[23] |
Articles and Resources
Additional data
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Abu Dhabi starts up world’s first commercial steel carbon capture project, Anthony McAuley, The National News, Nov. 5, 2016
- ↑ Al Reyadah Carbon Capture, Use, and Storage (CCUS) Project, CSL Forum, Retrieved on: May 10, 2021
- ↑ Case Study: Al Reyadah CCUS Project, Dipak Sakaria, BDM - Abu Dhabi Carbon Capture Company - Al Reyadah, May 2, 2017
- ↑ Team, Green Steel World Editorial (2024-10-29). "EMSTEEL and Masdar announce success of green hydrogen pilot project". GreenSteelWorld.com. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 https://web.archive.org/web/20221101091903/https://www.emiratessteelarkan.com/our-journey/. Archived from the original on 2022-11-01.
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(help) - ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240911154210/https://www.emsteel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Emirates_Steel_Arkan_Investor_Presentation_Apr_2023_v5-final.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2024-09-11.
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(help) - ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 https://web.archive.org/web/20180814120218/http://www.danieli.com:80/en/news-media/news-events/emirates-steel-sets-new-record-dri-production_37_238.htm. Archived from the original on 2018-08-14.
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