Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant — United Arab Emirates
Steel Plant in United Arab Emirates. Approximate location 24.28168, 54.46202.
Steel PlantUnited Arab EmiratesCO₂ estimate (modelled)Status: announced (GEM)
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant is a steel plant in United Arab Emirates. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It emits about 1,827,542 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 4.2% of the CO₂e from the 25 facilities in United Arab Emirates that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-42741840.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 1,827,542 t CO₂e a year looks like
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 1.8M t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant carries no domestic carbon price — and as a CBAM-covered product, its 1.8M t at the EU CBAM rate (€75/t) is €138M/yr of exposure on EU-bound exports. CBAM share rises from 2.5% (2026) to 100% by 2034. No domestic carbon price — but cement, steel, aluminium, fertilizer and hydrogen exported to the EU face CBAM at €75/t (rising to 100% by 2034).
Carbon price: EU CBAM €75/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Parent company
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Selling Port LLC Global Energy Monitor
Parent company per Global Energy Monitor; the operator itself is not stated in the source dataset.
Local climate
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant sits in a hot desert climate zone (Köppen BWh), at 24.3°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1223 W/m² to ambient — roughly 0.94× the loss at a 20 °C reference. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- Emsteel Abu Dhabi plant · Steel Plant · 2,617,390 t CO₂
- Abu Dhabi Municipal Region · Aluminium Smelter · 663,169 t CO₂
- Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Umm Al-Narr Refinery · Refinery
- Taweelah Shaheen Alumina Refinery · Aluminium Smelter · 4,739,433 t CO₂
- Taweelah-Abu Dhabi aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 3,459,725 t CO₂
- ENOC Jebel Ali Refinery · Refinery · 1,233,224 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 24.28168, 54.46202. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant?
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant is a steel plant in United Arab Emirates. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant emit?
The page uses about 1,827,542 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #9 among facilities in United Arab Emirates by estimated CO₂.
Where is Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant located?
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries Abu Dhabi plant is in United Arab Emirates at approximately 24.28168, 54.46202.