Emirates Steel, the leading steel producer in the UAE, has secured the UK Cares Sustainable Reinforcing Steel certification.

Emirates Steel is the first steel maker in the GCC region to attain such independent accreditation, which is for the production of continuously cast steel billets and carbon steel bars for the reinforcement of concrete.

The Cares scheme ensures that Emirates Steel adopts the highest product quality standards, as well as an advanced environmental management system. It necessitates product traceability from hot metal to delivery of steel products to construction sites, as well as regulatory compliance, energy efficiency, lower carbon emissions, recyclability and efficient use of raw materials.

“In fact, what the certification implies is that we are using the processes and procedures registered with the authority,” said Mubarak Al Khaili, VP of Commercial Strategy.

“To achieve Cares sustainability certification, our products, as well as our quality and environmental management systems, had to be assessed and approved,” he stated.

This included the assessment of the relevant product standard and environmental issues, such as emissions and raw material use.-TradeArabia News Service