Arabian Gulf Steel Industries, AGSI, the UAE’s largest private steelmaker and recycler, has achieved the lowest verified carbon footprint for rebar, marking a major step for low-carbon construction materials produced in the UAE.
AGSI’s reinforcing bar produced in Abu Dhabi has a verified cradle-to-gate carbon footprint of 139 kg of carbon dioxide equivalent per tonne, well below the typical 600 to 700 kg per tonne for scrap-based rebar.
Its Sharjah operations record 218 kg CO2 per tonne. Both figures are also below the nearest comparable publicly available EPD figure of 300 kg CO2 per tonne.
Announcement
The achievement was announced at Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi, KEZAD Group headquarters, in the presence of Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, CEO, Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – KEZAD Group; Asam Hussain, Founder and CEO, Arabian Gulf Steel Industries, and Ayhan Tugrul, Chief Operating Officer, CARES.
“We set out to push the boundaries for steel decarbonisation, and we will continue to challenge what is possible,” stated Hussain.
Enabling companies
“AGSI’s success highlights the strength of Abu Dhabi’s industrial base in enabling companies to advance efficient and lower-carbon production and compete at the highest levels internationally,” commented Al Hameli.
“This strengthens Abu Dhabi’s position as a growing centre for advanced industrial production and lower-carbon construction materials,” added Tugrul.
AGSI’s verified low-carbon rebar gives the market a local material option that supports quality, supply reliability and carbon reporting needs. It also strengthens Abu Dhabi’s position as a growing centre for advanced industrial production and lower-carbon construction materials.
