1、Industrial Clustering for Steel ManufacturingMechanisms to Enable Technology Deployment and Scaling Up Case Studies of the UAEOlga Rudkovskaya MBASustainability Consultant1.Introduction:The Steel Decarbonisation Challenge Steel industrys 7%contribution to global GHG emissionsInternational Renewable
2、Energy Agency(IRENA),World Steel Association,World Economic Forum,McKinsey&Company,and peer-reviewed academic literature https:/www.irena.org/Publications/2023/Jul/Towards-a-Circular-Steel-Industry Growing steel demand vs.urgent need for decarbonisationOliver Wyman,World Economic Forum,IRENA,the Int
3、ernational Energy Forum,and industry consultantsas increasing steel demand is juxtaposed against the industrys large emissions footprint and global climate goals.https:/ Challenge:maintaining competitiveness while reducing emissionsOECD and Boston Consulting Group Metals and Mining Industry Transfor
4、ming the Steel Industry May Be the Ultimate Climate Challengehttps:/ Clustering Option:Abu Dhabi Metal ParkClustering Definition:A geographic concentration of interconnected companies,suppliers,service providers,and supporting institutions in the metals sector(such as steel,aluminium,copper,fabricat
5、ion,and processing industries).,Abu Dhabi Ports Group(AD Ports Group)has established and begun implementation of an integrated metal hub in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi(KIZAD)in partnership with Metal Park Investment ME Ltd.450,000 square meter facility based in KIZAD2025 Metal Park launche
6、d its first phase of operationsIntegrated infrastructure for storage,handling,processing,fabrication,R&D,and business support,functioning as a one-stop hub for the metal sector.https:/ How Clustering Enables Technology Deployment1.Pooling infrastructure to reduce costs2.Optimising logistics and reso