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Emirates Steel capable
of meeting demand
State-owned Emirates Steel Industries
has the potential to supply material for
the $8.2 billion (Dh30bn) UAE
rail project, even as it considers
exports into Iraq, the company
announced to the media.
The UAE, which plans to complete
constructing the 1,500km rail system
in 2015 and 2017, will be linked to a
planned Gulf Arab network.
“With a few modifications section mills
will be capable of producing rails which
could supply the rail project,” Ahmed Al
Daheri, Assistant Vice-President
of Projects at Emirates Steel,
informed the media.
Emirates Steel, which produces about
1.8 million tonnes of steel annually and
exports around 10 per cent of its output
to countries including Saudi Arabia and
Jordan, is also considering expanding its
reach into Iraq, Daheri added.
“We are looking at the option of
exporting steel to Iraq, as we see a
lot of potential for growth there,” he
told the media.
Global steel demand has slumped
by more than a tenth in the past year,
but Emirates Steel has pushed on with
expansion plans as it looks to displace
steel imports into the UAE.
developing a world-class transport system,
which includes smaller city blocks that
include more through streets, a hierarchy
of streets that distribute local traffic while
connecting key points within the city, a
light-rail Metro network for everyday and
commuter travel, a frequent and reliable
local tram and bus service, a high-speed rail
line to connect Abu Dhabi with the rest of the
UAE and large parking surfaces to be moved
underground.
According to the DoT, the scope of
the consultancy services for Abu Dhabi
Metro Study includes feasibility study,
concept design, preliminary engineering,
tender documents preparation, award and
fomalisation for construction contracts,
design review and administration of
contracts during execution, defects liability,
and maintenance and contract closure.
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