UAE - Mubasher: Emirates Steel has awarded a general designer contract to Tata Consulting Engineers in Abu Dhabi for the company's new fully automated first-of-its-kind hot rolled coils (HRC) plant in the MENA region.
Under the 10-month agreement, both companies will carry out a comprehensive evaluation and study for all phases of the project, according to a press release on Sunday.
The agreement will also highlight logistics and environmental issues, define the technical and solutions, and determine budgets and business cases.
Upon completion, the new plant, which has the lowest carbon footprint in the region, is set to raise the company's production capacity to exceed 5 million tonnes per year.
The CEO of Emirates Steel, Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi, said: "This is extremely important for our growth plans which aim to promote our position as a leading integrated steel manufacturer across the MENA region and drive our vision to be among the top global steel producers."
