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EDITOR’S NOTE IN 2015 AND 2016, the construction IN THIS ISSUE... sector took a hard hit with many projects bUSINESS & MANAGEMENT TRUCkS Market News 6 Automation All The way 28 stalled or postponed. This year, the AfDB approves US$200mn loan to Morocco; LCVs Volvo Trucks paves the way for ‘self-driving’ vehicles sector has gained some ground largely launched at IVECO’s new China plant; New ICMS that may be a reality in coming years due to the corrective measures by oil- standard to bring consistency in construction costs; focused regional governments towards UAE firms win US$100mn Expo 2020 funding HvACR infrastructure development. No doubt, Industry Updates 36 the UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading the ANALySIS The latest news from the region’s HVACR industry way, but other member nations are not GCC Construction Review 10 far away. Take a look at our GCC The sector sees an upturn and the investors see an opportunity EvENTS Construction Review (p10) to know The Mining Show 38 more. As construction takes off again, Steel In Demand 20 can steel production be far behind? Our As demand gathers momentum, governments are INNOvATIONS aligning their policies for better output Annual Steel Review (p20) will give you Products and Progress 40 The latest offerings and developments featuring an updated market overview. Also, an INTERvIEw RANCO, INMESOL, Lijan Insulation, SDLG, PASCHAL, exclusive interview with EmiratesGBC Comansa CM, Hitachi Construction Machinery, Decoding Sustainability 16 chairman (p16) puts into perspective EmiratesGBC chairman on what it takes to be the COORDINADORA how the UAE is paving the way for global leader in building sustainability energy-efficient buildings. ANNUAL bUyERS’ GUIDE Also in this issue, we have news from the CONSTRUCTION Construction Equipment and Services 48 HVACR industry (p34) and the latest Our comprehensive guide to the Middle East Glass Growth 24 industrial innovations (p40) in the Demand for efficient buildings is leading to a bigger construction suppliers and manufacturers Middle East. glass market in the GCC At Technical Review we always ARAbIC welcome readers comments to News 4 [email protected] Analysis 6
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Briefly AfDB approves US$200mn loan to boost Morocco’s industrialisation plan Three UAE firms win US$100mn funding from The AfricAn DevelopmenT Bank (AfDB) Moroccan capital Rabat will host Africa’s tallest tower. Expo 2020 grant scheme approved a loan of US$200mn for morocco to (Photo: Migel/Shutterstock) Three UAe-BASeD organisations boost the country’s industrialisation plan, local are among the first 29 from around media said. the world to gain funding from the The loan will help fund the first phase of the US$100mn expo live fund. The support program of the industrial Acceleration organisations include Smart labour, plan, which aims to create 500,000 jobs by 2020 international center for Biosaline Agriculture (icBA) and ver2. and to increase the share of industry in morocco’s expo live is an initiative of expo GDp from 14 per cent in 2014 to 23 per cent in the 2020 Dubai. it is aimed at funding same year. it also aims to improve the business social enterprises and start-ups that environment, boost exports and support the financial sector development. “This operation will offer products or services geared to financing of industrial activities that promote strengthen exchanges between the maghreb and improving people’s lives and women’s entrepreneurship and respect for sub-Saharan Africa.” preserving the earth. the environment. meanwhile, a deal was recently concluded Smart labour is a smartphone The AfDB has also approved a risk-sharing between moroccan firms and a chinese company app that uses voice-enabled content to teach blue collar workers agreement amounting to US$50mn for the to build the tallest skyscraper in Africa in the skills in their own language and to moroccan central popular Bank (Bcp). capital of rabat. The deal was signed between provide them with smart services. The agreement will help meet the growing china railway construction corporation and The technology also allows them to demand of African markets for trade financing in morocco’s Bmce Bank of Africa and Travaux report workplace violations. The vital economic sectors such as agro-food, health, Generaux de construction de casablanca. The 55- icBA specialises in developing services and industry. in addition, it will promote storey tower will be at least 250m high, with the technology for growing plants in regional integration, the development of the adoption of ecological and sustainable design desert environments. ver2 Digital medicine helps financial sector and enable several African States concepts. it will include offices, hotels and luxury develop a medical education model to generate additional tax revenues. This deal will apartments, according to a news report. The tower that can be used to train doctors in support moroccan exporters in particular, and will be the highlight of a large-scale project to Africa, where a lack of suitable more broadly, African banks and Smes. develop the Bouregreg valley in rabat, a key medical schools has meant there is “This project is in line with the AfDB’s strategic component of the 2014-2018 integrated a shortage of qualified doctors. priority in matters of regional integration,” added Development program dubbed ‘rabat, city of Stéphane nalletamby, the AfDB’s director for light, moroccan cultural capital’. New ICMS standard to bring consistency in construction costs First unit of LCVs launched at IVECO’s new China plant
The inTernATionAl NAVECO, THE 50-50 joint venture between complete and extensive line up, the New Daily conSTrUcTion measurement Standards (icmS) has launched a IVECO and SAIC for light commercial vehicles China is ideal for customers who need flexibility new universal system that (LCVs) and engines, previewed the New China covering with efficiency all the needs of all compares construction project Daily as the first unit off the assembly line at its customer missions, from goods and people costs around the world. According new manufacturing plant in Qiaolin, Nanjing. transport to special applications, as well as for to the company, its system aims to According to IVECO, the new generation vehicle customers who require a highly professional improve cost prediction in represents an investment of US$310mn and vehicle such as logistic operators. This versatility infrastructure projects and slash investment risk. This first edition of aligns the Daily range offer in China with the and flexibility is possible due to the completely icmS focuses on capital costs; most advanced European standards. new vehicle architecture with four different however, future editions of icmS The New China Daily is a multi-functional chassis and 27 types of body that leverages may incorporate other matters such commercial vehicle developed to compete in all IVECO’s exclusive body-on-frame structure. as costs-in-use. it said that consistent segments of the Chinese market. With a The plant, which spreads over 843,000 sq m practice in presenting construction increases NAVECO’s production capacity up to costs globally will bring significant 100,000 vehicles per year. The new Qiaolin benefits to construction cost management. cost classification manufacturing plant is a world-class green standards were established for operation that uses energy regeneration with buildings and selected types of civil solutions such as its solar photovoltaic system engineering projects like road and rail and rainwater and process water recycling transport, oil and gas and utility system. This helps in the reduction of sectors. This is achieved by the environmental impact of its operations through creation and adoption of the icmS- agreed international standards for practices such as TNV waste gas burning, rain and structuring and presentation of cost sewage diversion and wastewater treatment. At reports. icmS describes construction this facility, NAVECO aims to reduce energy The New China Daily is a multi-functional commercial vehicle costs in terms of project scope, developed to compete in all the segments of the consumption by 30 per cent and to increase per attributes and values descriptors. Chinese market. (Photo: IVECO) capita output value by 25 per cent.
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ON THE WEB A round up of the leading developments and innovations recently featured on Technical Review Middle East’s online portal. To read more or to stay up to date with the latest industry news, visit www.technicalreview.me ‘Mineral transport increases Iraqi port receives largest by 27 per cent in 2017’ container vessel The SAUDi rAilWAYS company GUlfTAiner, An inDepenDenT port operator, has announced (SAr) transported 4.06mn that it has received the largest container vessel to call at iraq’s tonnes of phosphate and bauxite ports to date. The vessel – Ym Wealth, deployed by Taiwan-based during the first half of 2017, an shipping line Yang ming marine Transport corporation (Yang increase of 27 per cent from the ming), arrived at Gulftainer’s iraq container Terminal (icT) facility. 3.21mn tonnes during the same omran radhi Thani, director general of national ports Authority period in 2016. Bashar Bin of iraq; osama Ali al-maliki, director of Umm Qasr customs Khaled Al malik, ceo of SAr, The company’s operational division has Authority; and rafi’e Yosif Abbas, director general of iraqi State said, “mineral trains transported achieved growth in phosphate and company for maritime Transport, were present at the occasion. a total of 23,683,134 tonnes of bauxite transportation in 2017. Yang ming currently operates a fleet of 98 vessels, primarily phosphate, bauxite, molten (Photo: SAR) container ships, with the combined capacity of approximately sulphur and commercial 590,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TeU). The company phosphoric acid between may 2011 and June 2017.” deployed the Ym Wealth for the china Gulf express (cGX) service SAr has recently started transporting molten sulphur from the on a revised route that now includes a call at the Umm Qasr port, eastern province of Waset to Waad Al-Shamal in the north after offering a direct connection between the far east and iraq. on its successfully connecting the latter to its railway network. The company maiden call to icT, the 5,551-TeU vessel discharged and loaded has also started transporting commercial phosphoric acid from Waad more than 2,500 containers. Al-Shamal to ma’aden’s refinery in ras Al Khair in June 2017. www.technicalreview.me/logistics www.technicalreview.me/construction Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S03 TRME Cons 2017 - GCC Construction Industry Review_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:40 Page 9 IF YOUR PROJECT MAKES YOU GROW BEYOND YOUR POTENTIAL. 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Nnamdi Anyadike reports. he construction industry force, and localised drivers such as Saudi across the six countries of the Gulf Arabia’s Vision 2030 and Expo 2020 Dubai, TCooperation Council (GCC) has in addition to a strong tourism drive for a improved markedly this year. This follows a number of governments across the region. rocky three-year period on the back of the The recent Organization for Oil Producing oil price collapse, which last year Countries (OPEC) agreement to cut oil Up seven per cent culminated in a 33 per cent fall in project production appears to have further contract awards. Recent reports from the stabilised prices, at least in the short term. from 2016, the accounting firm Deloitte, the International value of new Monetary Fund (IMF) and Middle East Kingdom at the helm Economic Digest (MEED) all show an upturn The construction boom is evident across the building contracts in GCC construction as the private sector region. However, it is led by the GCC’s recovers in confidence. MEED added that largest market Saudi Arabia. Under its Vision in the GCC will hit the GCC construction market will continue 2030 programme, investment in the to be challenging in 2017 due to continued kingdom’s construction sector is expected US$85.6bn in 2017. uncertainty surrounding government to double this year. According to MEED, spending, but the outlook is brightening. Saudi Arabia has more than US$250bn There are certainly positive macro- worth of projects in the pipeline. Saudi economic drivers for construction that Arabia says it plans to double infrastructure include population growth, diversified and transport spending this year. 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Tel.: +971 4 8873315 | Fax: +971 4 8873318 | [email protected] S03 TRME Cons 2017 - GCC Construction Industry Review_Layout 1 10/08/2017 13:16 Page 12 12 Annual Construction Review Top towers in the making in GCC Project Height/Number of floors Country Dubai Creek Harbour – The Tower More than 1,008m tall (to be finalised) UAE Meydan One – Dubai One Tower 161-storey UAE Burj 2020 District in DMCC – Burj 2020 Tower 115-storey UAE 100-storey Tower in Business Bay for HDS Group (La Maison) 100-storey UAE Jeddah Falcon Towers 100-storey Saudi Arabia S Residence in Dubai Marina 80-storey UAE Lusail Towers – Lusail Plaza 80-storey Qatar Aykon City at Dubai Canal 80-storey UAE IL Primo at Opera District 77-storey UAE Photo: Shutterstock; Source: Ventures Onsite vision for economic development while the Qatar. The Saudi and UAE hotel projects are for Expo 2020 are expected to be awarded National Transformation Programme has set equivalent to more than a quarter of the this year, with more than US$540mn of an economic strategy up to 2020 and the total 159,711 rooms in 581 hotel projects those contracts going to small and medium- coming three years will be all about its that are under contract in the Middle East. sized enterprises. Expo 2020 awarded the implementation. In fact, it has almost as same amount of contracts last year. much work in the pre-execution phase as UAE in focus Indeed, the Dubai Economy Tracker Index the UAE and Qatar, with US$184bn and The construction industry in Dubai is showed the construction sector to be at an US$69bn of work in the pipeline undergoing a reboot. According to BNC 18-month high. Construction on Dubai respectively. Network reports, the combined value of Investments’ iconic US$250mn 70-storey A key factor in the upturn in Saudi Arabian 7,488 active building projects reached freehold residential tower on Sheikh Zayed projects this year was the establishment of a US$228bn in the first half of the year ending Road, next to Al Habtoor City and Damac’s national centre for privatisation in March. June 2017. The building projects constitute Aykon City, is on course to start before the The centre is responsible for the 82 per cent of all active projects in the UAE’s end of this year. The company has a real procurement of public-private partnership urban construction sector, and account for estate development portfolio of US$1.77bn (PPP) deals. With more control given to the 44 per cent of the total estimated value, the and says that it will gradually launch more private sector, government oversight has to report indicates. hi-rise towers across the emirate. improve. The solution Riyadh has Active building projects constitute all In the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi General formulated is the establishment of types of commercial and residential Services Company, Musanada, has revealed professional project management offices buildings, but not catering to education, that work is progressing as planned across within each government ministry and healthcare, hospitality and retail sector, four infrastructure projects in Mohammad authority to oversee the delivery of future which are in concept, design, tender, under Bin Zayed City, as part of its efforts to capital expenditure projects. construction or on hold. According to the achieve the objectives of the Abu Dhabi Following on its heels, four PPPs have report, 5,276 projects, worth US$99.4bn are Plan, aiming to provide sustainable been announced for airport projects at currently under construction and tendering infrastructure for the community and Yanbu, Taif, Qassim and Hail as part of its phase. Of the total 7,488 projects, 1,378 economy of the emirate, in line with the target of privatising all of its airports by buildings, worth US$89.9bn are on hold. best international standards, according to 2020. New construction projects have also Most of these building projects are WAM news agency. been announced in Saudi Arabia’s water expected to be completed by October 2020 “The total construction cost of the supply and sanitation sector. before the Expo 2020, says Avin Gidwani, Mohammad Bin Zayed City projects will be But it is the hotel sector that dominates CEO of BNC Network. “While the lower oil US$177mn, including the US$76.2mn Z35 the construction market. Recent data price might have dampened investor Sector project comprising internal roads and released by the global data benchmarking appetite, developers and contractors are infrastructure works for residential plots and analytics company, STR, shows that going ahead with the building projects as over an area of 1.5mn sq m,” said Saleh Al Saudi Arabia has 40,145 rooms in a pipeline planned. A number of these buildings are Sheibah Al Mazroui, Musanada’s acting of 95 projects. This compares with 32,604 being developed to meet the anticipated roads and infrastructure executive director. rooms in 116 projects in the UAE and 9,147 rush during Expo 2020 Dubai.” “This significant project is located in rooms in 37 projects under contract in About US$3bn in construction contracts Mohammed Bin Zayed City, Abu Dhabi, Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me 11:16 S03 TRME Cons 2017 - GCC Construction Industry Review_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:40 Page 13 Experience the Progress. www.liebherr.com [email protected] www.facebook.com/LiebherrConstruction 11:16 S03 TRME Cons 2017 - GCC Construction Industry Review_Layout 1 10/08/2017 13:18 Page 14 14 Annual Construction Review 20km to the south of the Abu Dhabi Airport, reports that both the retail and residential country. It will have 350 retail outlets and a at the Al Mafraq Interchange of the Abu real estate markets are poised for growth. ‘snow park’, similar to Ski Dubai at Majid Al Dhabi-Al Ain highway. The project consists According to the global commercial real Futtaim’s 255,489 sq m Mall of the Emirates. of roads and infrastructure works, including estate adviser CBRE a sizeable number of The country is also set to implement a storm water, potable water, and sewerage residential tower projects are planned for series of infrastructure development networks, as well as telecommunications, completion in 2017 and 2018 in districts of projects to iron out traffic congestion and street lighting, and electricity networks, high demand like Jufair. These are antici- improve road networks. The projects together with 21 primary substations. pated to lead to a significant increase in include the construction of a new bridge Anticipated to be completed by next March, freehold supply over the next two years. At connecting two major highways – the it will serve 517 residential plots, four least 15 four and five-star hotels and beach - Shaikh Khalifa bin Salman Highway and the mosques, three schools, and 28 community front resorts are also set to be launched Shaikh Isa bin Salman Highway, the Bahrain and sports facilities,” he added. within the next five years at a combined News Agency has reported. The bridge is Mansour Al Ameri, project manager of investment of more than US$10bn. expected to be ready by Q4 this year. Sector Z35, said, “Split into three contracts, the project is expected to be completed as Qatar crisis scheduled next year. The Sector Z35 project But despite the impressive growth rates has been designed and is being executed in All the GCC across the GCC, a cloud nonetheless hangs cooperation with Musanada’s partners.” over the region. An economic blockade governments want imposed by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt Kuwait calling and the UAE on Qatar could threaten all Meanwhile, in Kuwait the country’s to increase private sectors of the region’s economy. For Qatar, a construction industry is expected to lot is at stake. The country is hosting the continue to expand in real terms in 2017 sector investments 2022 FIFA World Cup and ahead of that, it and beyond to 2021. It is being driven by the has outlined over US$220bn in investments government’s focus on the development of to ease the burden to be spent on new roads, stadiums, transport infrastructure, energy and utilities facilities, and numerous major projects facilities, and affordable housing. Under of capital spending including hotels, leisure, and recreation. Kuwait’s Five-Year Development Plan There is no denying that the continued (2015–2020) the government is committed on the treasury, spat between Qatar and the Saudi-led to spending US$117.7bn to develop roads, economic blockade is causing some rail, airports networks, water infrastructure, which will create contractors to express concern. One World power projects and social infrastructure. It Cup supplier told the UK Telegraph was backed up in January 2017 with the new opportunities. newspaper that a number of them are launch of the government’s New Kuwait drawing up departure plans amid fears that 2035 strategy. the dispute could delay the country’s The PPP model is to play a major role in Oman in the race construction programme. Although Qatar delivering Kuwait’s new projects. Some Oman is also witnessing a substantial uptick has not confirmed the number of World Cup US$47.6bn will be invested in building the in construction activity. The construction 2020 stadiums, it is expected to construct Mutlah Residential City, Al Subiyah sector is the largest employer, providing eight between 2018 and 2021. Residential City, Sabah Al-Ahmad township, jobs for 39 per cent of foreign workers and However, as of July 2017, Qatar’s Bubiyan Island, Al Khairan residential city 25 per cent to local staff. However, new construction sector appeared to be project and the Kuwait City, by 2020. draft bills that will ease workforce weathering the storm. Some Qatari Ground was also recently broken on the restrictions and allow 100 per cent foreign commentators say that the blockade is US$2.5bn Hessah Al Mubarak District, a ownership in the sector are designed to actually helping the country’s mammoth planned city on the outskirts of Kuwait City boost the sector still further. The private construction sector. This is because it is that is being developed by Kuwait Projects sector is heavily involved in construction encouraging the streamlining of operations Company (KIPCO). and Oman’s hope is that easing government and enhancing efficiency by way of lowering By 2020 the 227,000-square metre plot controls will help drive continued expansion inventory costs. will house residential and commercial in the country’s construction sector over the Qatar is also looking at alternative spaces, as well as parks and urban plazas. It medium to long-term. shipments of construction raw materials is understood that 25 per cent of available Under its 2016-2020 development plan, from elsewhere, particularly Oman. This is plots have already been sold. The spending of US$4.3bn per year is allocated essential as prior to the blockade most of government is also looking to greatly for a range of projects. These include a the materials required for building the expand its refining sector with the waterfront complex at Port Sultan Qaboos, a World Cup stadiums had been coming by construction of new refineries. Plans are in new international airport terminal in land route through Saudi Arabia. place to build the Al Zour oil refinery, under Muscat and a national railway system. In the With the new direct container services to the PPP model, by 2020. retail sector, construction is underway in the Oman recently announced by Qatar Ports Mall of Oman. When it is completed in Management Company, besides new direct Bahrain boost 2020, this 137,000 sq m mall, which is being maritime links between Qatar and India, There is also a high level of confidence in built by Majid Al Futtaim at a cost of experts opine that Qatar’s construction I Bahrain’s construction market. Forbes US$714.2mn, will be the largest in the sector will be able to remain buoyant. Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S04 TRME Cons 2017 - EGBC Interview_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:42 Page 15 S04 TRME Cons 2017 - EGBC Interview_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:42 Page 16 16 Exclusive Interview In Abu Dhabi, the Estidama Pearl Rating System (PRS) is currently mandatory for proposed villas, buildings and community projects that fall under the ownership of developers. (Photo: Zhukov Oleg/Shutterstock) The Green Guidebooks Saeed Alabbar, chairman of Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), in talks with Technical Review Middle East about the UAE’s sustainable construction practices and the council’s role in fulfilling the criteria. Technical Review Midde East (TRME): In the We have partnered with several driving sustainable built environments. We decade since its inception, how has government departments over the years have served as a catalyst in energy efficiency EmiratesGBC’s role as the UAE’s that have sustainability as their core in existing building stock through sustainability partner evolved? agenda, such as the Ministry of introducing technical programmes as well as Saeed Alabbar (SA): The EmiratesGBC is an Infrastructure Development, the Dubai facilitate the growth of the energy efficiency independent forum aimed at conserving the Supreme Council of Energy, the Abu Dhabi market, and work to increase awareness environment by strengthening and Urban Planning Council, among others, to and capacity building. promoting green building practices. Ever create opportunities that drive the nation’s EmiratesGBC functions as a common since our inception in 2006, we have vision on a green economy. We also platform for all stakeholders in the building focused on promoting dialogue and positive encourage the private sector and the industry supply chain, whereby they can action in promoting green buildings. community to become active participants in meet, discuss, interact, and exchange EmiratesGBC has played a central role in ground-breaking ideas and help promote a facilitating the Green Building agenda in the sustainable built environment. UAE, working as a catalyst between the “We have seen a Through the last 10 years, EmiratesGBC public and the private sector. As an has launched several initiatives, which independent entity supporting the significant increase added tremendous value to the sector. We evolution of the UAE as a green economy, launched the EmiratesGBC ‘Energy our role is to serve as a common platform in the number of Efficiency Programme’ (EEP) that consists of for all stakeholders to meet, interact, an online database that serves as a catalyst discuss and exchange ideas for promoting LEED certified for all stakeholders to support the growing sustainable built environments, support number of building retrofit projects. decision making and influence policy- buildings, placing We are also committed to supporting the making. We do this through our events and current focus of the UAE in retrofitting programmes that can help in affecting Dubai third among buildings to achieve the nation’s these changes in sustainable building overarching sustainable development goals. developments. global cities.” For this, we launched the Technical Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S04 TRME Cons 2017 - EGBC Interview_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:42 Page 17 Exclusive Interview 17 Guidelines for Retrofitting Existing Buildings, TRME: What, in your opinion, is the right a handbook in English and Arabic, which mix for an energy-efficient building? Are serves as a textbook for the recently high-tech buildings more sustainable? launched EmiratesGBC Building Retrofit SA: It’s not just about high-tech buildings Training Programme taking place in August being more sustainable but an entire eco- and September 2017. The BRT Programme system that should encourage all is in partnership with Dubai Supreme stakeholders of the green building industry Council of Energy and Masdar. to be more efficient. The strong Last year, we published the first energy commitment of the government acts as a and water benchmarking report that catalyst that drives green buildings projects covered the UAE’s hotels. This year, we have in the UAE. partnered with Dubai Supreme Council of This, in turn, encourages de-carbonised Energy to benchmark the energy diversification by setting targets in demand performance of Dubai hotels, malls and side management, and renewable energy schools under the Dubai’s commitment for generation. In addition to the regulations the Building Efficiency Accelerator. mentioned above, retrofitting initiatives Our recent launch of the ‘Green Building such as Etihad ESCO’s initiative in Dubai and Tooltips,’ freely accessible online on our the Tarsheed programme in Abu Dhabi also website as a rich online resource on best drive green building development. practices, will help the construction industry When it comes to energy efficiency, an and community to make their built energy-efficient building is one which environments more sustainable. reduces its energy consumption by adopting Additionally, our regular networking energy demand conservation measures and event ‘Focus Days’, the annual MENA Green installing energy efficient appliances and Building Awards, and the annual EmiratesGBC chairman Saeed Alabbar actively works to technologies. There are three major stages EmiratesGBC Congress promote dialogue promote the advancement of sustainable building in to increase the efficiency in buildings: the UAE and MENA region by working with industry, among industry stakeholders in driving academia and government departments to develop sustainable development. collaborative solutions to some of the region’s greatest Stage 1 – Energy Demand Reduction sustainability challenges. (Photo: EmiratesGBC) Passive Design TRME: In 2013, Dubai became home to the a. The building orientation – optimal world’s largest sustainable building with a In Abu Dhabi, the Estidama Pearl Rating orientation to reduce heat gains and Platinum rating. Are there more projects System (PRS) is currently mandatory for provide shading during summer – has an like this that we can look forward to in the proposed villas, buildings and community impact on energy-efficiency future in the emirates? projects that fall under the ownership of b. Having natural ventilation features in the SA: The UAE is definitely seeing a paradigm developers. According to EmiratesGBC’s Abu building helps reduce the use of energy shift in how buildings are being constructed. Dhabi Green Building Market Brief May 2017 for mechanical ventilation systems What we want is to see a holistic approach • More than 14,200 villas in Abu Dhabi are c. Thermal insulation in the building to green buildings and we have seen a awarded a design rating envelope, glazing features, and the use of significant increase in the number of LEED • More than 120 buildings in Abu Dhabi are daylighting all makes a significant certified buildings, placing Dubai third awarded a construction rating difference in a building’s energy efficiency among global cities in the world with the • More than 1,950 villas in Abu Dhabi are Stage 2 – Increasing Energy Efficiency highest number of green buildings under awarded a construction rating a. Install efficient lighting system (LED), use both LEED and BREEAM certification. With regulation becoming more effective of efficient air conditioning systems and According to EmiratesGBC’s Green and mandatory, the number of green technologies, water heating and white Building Market Brief May 2017, the total buildings in the country will increase. good appliances number of LEED Certified and Registered Stage 3 – Onsite renewable energy systems projects in the UAE are 191 and 897 helps offset energy demand projects, respectively. Furthermore, Examples could be solar water heating regulations by authorities such as the Dubai “The strong systems and solar PV panels Municipality (Dubai Green Building High tech buildings have energy-efficient Regulations and Specifications) and free commitment of the features, inbuilt automation systems, zone authorities such as Trakhees – (Health, sensors and control units to maintain the Safety and Environment), have mandated government acts as building set points, measure the building many green building features for new performance and support the optimal constructions in Dubai. This has further a catalyst that operation of building systems based on the been strengthened with the launch of Al building’s occupancy and functions. Sa’fat, the new building rating system drives green EmiratesGBC, later this year, will publish a introduced by the Dubai Municipality. The report to support defining Nearly Zero new system energises the ongoing building projects in Energy Buildings (nZEBs) during the World initiatives to promote sustainable buildings, Green Building Week in September 2017. a key area of EmiratesGBC. the UAE.” With the aim of promoting highly efficient www.technicalreview.me Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 S04 TRME Cons 2017 - EGBC Interview_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:42 Page 18 18 Exclusive Interview Supported by World Green Building Council and several regional Green Building Councils, the 2017 MENA Green Building Awards celebrated achievements, success stories and best practices across the region. (Photo: EmiratesGBC) building designs in the UAE, the study will The WELL Building Standard, managed TRME: Where do you see the UAE with its serve to be a reference point to support and administered by the International WELL sustainability efforts in the global map? future building regulations. Building Institute, was created to measure Where do the challenges lie? and certify buildings that have lower impact SA: What is notable is the determined drive TRME: Building a ‘green’ building is on human health and wellbeing. by regulatory authorities and government necessary. However, does EmiratesGBC departments to ensure that the country’s also look at restorative sustainability in TRME: EmiratesGBC recently launched the sustainable vision is achieved by a systematic existing buildings and what are the Green Building Tooltips. Does this mean approach. There have been significant steps challenges to achieve it? that the building has to be retrofitted or do taken in making its mark on the global map. SA: As mentioned earlier, in 2015, the the residents also have the option of By launching several initiatives and strategies EmiratesGBC published its Technical following energy saving steps without such as the UAE Vision 2021, Dubai Guidelines for Retrofitting Existing Buildings making any changes to their assets? Integrated Energy Strategy (DIES), UAE providing organised and resourceful SA: The EmiratesGBC Green Building Energy Strategy for 2050, Abu Dhabi 2030 information about building retrofit Tooltips aim to familiarise readers from Urban Structure Framework Plan, the methods. As an extension to the various backgrounds about sustainability country’s leadership has shown strong programme, we have recently launched the measures, best practices and behavioural resolve in ensuring a greener future for its Building Retrofit Training (BRT) Programme changes. The tooltips address low cost residents. The UAE’s sustainability targets are that is intended to enhance the energy savings measures that require to reduce 30 per cent of energy and water foundational knowledge of participants minimal changes to assets within schools, consumption in Dubai by 2030; 75 per cent from different backgrounds. offices or homes. clean energy by 2050 in Dubai; achieve 75 EmiratesGBC plays the role of an The ‘Lifestyle and Awareness’ section in per cent treated wastes by 2021 in the UAE educational driver to support the the Green Building Tool tips highlights these and reach 50 per cent clean energy by 2050 restorative sustainability in existing behavioural changes by addressing the in the UAE. buildings through its Energy Efficiency following topics – plastics, recyclables, It’s worth mentioning that some of the Programme (EEP). The EEP is a market- electronics and electrical appliances, major challenges in the UAE are the rapid rise influencing and capacity-building platform energy, laundry and water demand usage. in population, the climate of the country, created to facilitate the reduction of the scarcity of water resources, lack of awareness UAE’s carbon footprint through energy TRME: Are you coming up with newer in sustainability and environmental issues, efficiency retrofits of existing buildings. sustainability standards for UAE and, if so, operational challenges such as retrofitting what can we expect from future existing buildings and the perception that TRME: What are the technologies and standards? sustainability costs more. trends that will gain ground in green SA: As an independent forum, EmiratesGBC However, through the above-mentioned building in the next five years? encourages and promotes the initiatives that the country’s leadership have SA: Beside energy and water efficiencies of implementation of green building policies put in place, policy makers have already the building in question, the trends that and rating systems, while the development, begun to implement measures to overcome are expected to gain ground in the next few enforcement, application and certification many of these challenges in the future. years are the occupants’ well-being, comfort, are the responsibility of the concerned EmiratesGBC will continue to independently I health and indoor environmental quality. regulatory authorities. support all such initiatives. Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S05 TRME Cons 2017 - Annual Steel Review 01_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:44 Page 19 S05 TRME Cons 2017 - Annual Steel Review 01_Layout 1 15/08/2017 14:15 Page 20 20 Annual Steel Review The mildly rising oil prices may stimulate investment in economies worldwide to boost steel production.(Photo: Sondem/Shutterstock) Region of Steel Despite significant production and demand decline, steel production and exports have risen in the Middle East nations who are moving away from an oil-dependent to a manufacturing and construction-oriented economy. NOWN FOR ITS rich hydrocarbon tonnes in June, up by 25.82 per cent on an resources, the Middle East region is annual basis from 213,000 tonnes in June Worldsteel forecasts Know emerging as a hotspot for steel 2016, while Qatar produced 207,000 tonnes industry. Not only the governments but also of crude steel in the same month, a 16.3 per that global steel private companies have been heavily cent rise from 178,000 tonnes a year earlier. investing in the steel sector that is poised to However, Saudi Arabia production demand will increase change the outlook of the region from an oil- decreased by 20.91 per cent with 401,000 dominant to a steel hub in the coming years. tonnes of crude steel in June, from the by 1.3 per cent to The crude steel production in the Middle 507,000 tonnes output a year earlier. East increased by 9.41 per cent year-on-year Reuters reported in July that the drop in 1,535.2 metric in June 2017, according to the latest figures steel demand in the kingdom was seasonal, from World Steel Association (Worldsteel). driven by Ramadan and Eid holidays. tonnes in 2017 and The region’s output totalled 2.43mn tonnes in the same month, compared with Saudi Arabia biggest hit by 0.9 per cent in 2.66mn tonnes in June 2016. Iran recorded The global oil price collapse has prompted the highest crude steel output in the region, Saudi Arabia to reconsider the development 2018 to 1,548.5 producing 1.79mn tonnes in June, up by of its relatively under-performing non-oil 16.36 per cent from 1.53mn tonnes in the related industries. These non-oil industries metric tonnes. corresponding month last year. have been identified in ‘Saudi Vision 2030’ as Production in the UAE totalled 268,000 a key focus for further development in order Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S05 TRME Cons 2017 - Annual Steel Review 01_Layout 1 09/08/2017 11:45 Page 21 S05 TRME Cons 2017 - Annual Steel Review 01_Layout 1 10/08/2017 12:58 Page 22 22 Annual Steel Review to aid in reducing the kingdom’s traditional dependence on hydrocarbon revenues and create private sector employment opportunities for Saudi nationals. At present, the steel industry in Saudi Arabia is import-oriented. However, according to market experts, the share of imported steel will see a downward trend in the coming years as several major capacity expansion plans are currently under pipeline. Meanwhile, business conditions in Saudi Arabia improved in July 2017 due to rising demand and increased in construction activity in the kingdom, according to the Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI). The index, which measures economic activity in the non-oil sector, rose to 55.7 in July from 54.3 in June, the highest reading in three months. A ranking above 50 indicates economic growth, while a reading below 50 indicates a contraction. The report found that manufacturing output and new orders increased at a faster rate in The steel industry in Saudi Arabia is dictated by construction, manufacturing, transportation and energy projects. (Photo: Ali Al-Awartany/Shutterstock) July compared to June. With new orders coming in, firms were able to increase their purchasing activity, with Times, commenting on the outlook for Electric Arc Furnace. The company also pre-production inventories rising at a faster 2017, Bharat Bhatia, founder and CEO of reported that its rebar rolling mill RM5 rate in July. The increase real estate projects Conares, said, “The overall outlook for the production exceeded 500,000 tonnes per in different parts of the country are steel sector is mostly positive with 2016 year in 2016. Last year, the company currently the key boosters, and this trend having witnessed steady growth. Focussing reported sales of 2,139,203 tonnes of rebar coupled with government initiatives will on the current market and ongoing trends compared to 2,046,314 tonnes in 2015, play a greater role in promoting reforms and we can expect to see a growth of about 12 422,542 tonnes of wire rod compared to increasing competitiveness. to 15 per cent in 2017 compared to 2016. 353,106 tonnes in 2015 and 479,807 tonnes Saudi Arabia also recently announced With Expo 2020 Dubai nearing, we will of heavy sections compared to 522,978 that it would cancel export duties on steel witness real estate and local infrastructure tonnes in 2015. for two years to encourage local industries. development in full swing. We foresee no Emirates Steel also achieved an increase Sabic has also reduced its rebar price for the decrease in demand for steel.” of 31 per cent in its deliveries of value domestic market by US$67 per tonne in According to Conares, 2016 has been added rebar and wire rod in 2016, whereas order to maintain market share amid lower fairly good with a consumption of three to in 2016 it dispatched around 17,426 tonnes prices from rivals. 3.2mn tonnes of steel, while in 2017 it is of value added rebar, and 49,370 tonnes of expected that the market will grow to about value added wire rod. Emirates Steel Building boom in the UAE 3.5mn to four million tonnes. Looking attributed the new record to operational With real estate and local infrastructure further at 2018 and 2019, there will be improvements completed by the company; development in full swing, demand for steel moderate growth. The steel market in the accordingly generating positive net profit in the UAE is on the rise. The steel UAE is very active with the local producers despite the difficult market environment manufacturing sector is currently witnessing being able to match up to the international while achieving cost figures that are below standard trends with improvement in prices and the country’s growing demand. international benchmarks. growth by 15 to 20 per cent compared to Also, Emirates Steel, the only integrated 2016 also saw significant progress in that of 2016, thanks to the announcement steel plant in the UAE, owned by Senaat, has major projects for the group, including the of major infrastructure development exceeded its last manufacturing record of April 2016 ground-breaking of the Al projects across the country. From the steel steel making plant 2 (SMP2) to achieve 40 Gharbia Pipe Company plant, a JV between industry standpoint, local manufacturers are heats per day of 6,024 tonnes of beam Senaat and Japanese partners JFE Steel in a strong position to cater to each of the blanks; accomplishing an unmatched record Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. upcoming projects. According to Khaleej on international levels from a 150 tonnes The facility will be the first sour service Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 www.technicalreview.me S05 TRME Cons 2017 - Annual Steel Review 01_Layout 1 10/08/2017 12:59 Page 23 Annual Steel Review 23 capable, welded steel pipe plant in the UAE, to 1.21mn tonnes. Interestingly, Turkey, construction industry professionals in the and will have an expected production world’s second largest rebar exporter, GCC are in favour of tighter controls over capacity of 240,000 tonnes annually. imported 18,000 tonnes rebar from Italy the import of steel products from certain and 5,000 tonnes rebar from Georgia in markets. Government policies, including the Iran inching towards its goal June 2017. UAE Fire and Life Safety Code, prescribe a Iran’s performance during the first five The other positive area is Egypt, which is very high standard for materials to be used months of 2017 shows that the country has battling with foreign exchange and energy in buildings and installations. accounted for 64 per cent of the Middle shortages, but authorities are determined Andrey Burtsev, commercial director for East’s raw steel production in this period, to remove the obstacles by taking concrete the Middle East, Africa and Asia markets, managing director of National Iranian Steel action. The government has also increased Interpipe, said, “As the survey indicates, Company (NISCO) Abdol-Majid Sharifi, said. VAT to 14 per cent in the wake of counterfeit steel products continue to pose As stipulated in Iran’s Vision 2025, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) loan, significant risks across sectors and in critical country is expected to jump seven spots in which will help them to reduce deficit. It is installations like oil rigs, pipelines, oil the world ranking to No. 7 in raw steel expected that Egyptian steel industry will refineries and so on. Through this study, we production with an annual output capacity benefit from the housing and infrastructure are supporting key governmental initiatives of 55mn tonnes. At present, Iran stands projects announced by the government. and procedures that protect society and 14th in the global ranking. Egypt’s steel production, meanwhile, sustain economic development.” The NISCO MD said global steel increased by 40.9 per cent year-on-year to Bertrand de Rotalier, managing director, production in the first five months of 2017 531,000 tonnes in June, while its output for Middle East, Vallourec, said, “We cannot witnessed a 4.5 per cent increase compared the six months was up 36.9 per cent year- emphasise enough the dangers of to the figure same period last year. This on-year to 2.27mn tonnes. counterfeit material usage in our sector. This comes as Iran’s steel production in the same According to a report, nearly three years is the reason why members of SAAC are duration was 13.1 per cent higher than the after the implementation of a bailout plan, working together to apply preventive country’s five-month output in 2016, he Morocco’s Maghreb Steel is showing measures to fight the use of counterfeit added. “Iran’s YoY steel production growth positive results. The national steelmaker has tubular products.” in the said period of time was three times reduced its debt from US$612mn to The SAAC is working with the industry to higher than that of the world.” US$459bn, Amine Elouali, deputy managing develop measures allowing it to detect Latest statistics show that Iran’s raw steel director of the company, said. counterfeit material and forged certificates. exports during 21 March-21 June 2017, Maghreb Steel is actively working on The alliance is also carrying out trans-border stood at 1.675mn tonnes, indicating a 67 achieving production efficiency. At present, investigations and initiating legal action per cent growth compared to the same company produces only 600,000 tonnes against counterfeiters. period last year, which was 1.016mn tonnes. despite an installed production capacity of Ahmed Hashash, general manager, Pan The country’s annual raw steel overseas one million tonnes at their two plants, with Gulf Piping Systems Co., said, “Customer sales are expected to exceed 15mn tonnes an aim to produce 700,000 tonnes by the protection and safety are our top priorities, by 2025. In 2015 and 2016, Iran exported end of 2017. and that can often be neglected by unfair 4.2mn tonnes and six million tonnes of raw The company is also doubling exports competitors. We cannot afford to put our steel respectively. every year since the bailout plan, from reputation at risk. Therefore, we pay 50,000 tonnes in 2015 to 100,000 tonnes in significant attention to the quality North Africa gains ground 2016 and plans to reach 200,000 tonnes in assurance confirmed by industry standards According to Turkish Iron and Steel 2017. The destinations targeted are Spain, and hope to strengthen our trusted Producers’ Association (TCUD), in the first France, Algeria, Tunisia, Lebanon and West partnership with reputed producers.” half of 2017, Turkish steel exports increased Africa. This year, the steelmaker has started by 17.6 per cent to 9.93mn tonnes as exporting to Canada and the USA to benefit Steel going strong compared to similar period last year. from free trade agreement (FTA). Apart from major landmark projects, the Also, in the same period, semi-finished improved efficiency of supply chain steel exports increased sharply by 400.6 per Fight fake ecosystem in the industry, the capacity and cent to 545,000 tonnes YoY. Long products As the demand for steel increases, the technologies in place to cater to the exports declined by two per cent to 5.14mn market of fake steel products in Middle East requirement, and facilitating the adoption tonnes and flat steel exports were up by is growing year by year. This poses serious of latest innovations in production have also 80.4 per cent to 2.31mn tonnes YoY. safety, legal and financial risks for all played a key role to signal a boom in the However, in June 2017, Turkish steel exports stakeholders with disastrous consequences. steel industry in Middle East. decreased by four per cent YoY to 1.46mn A study commissioned by the Steel The region has many infrastructure tonnes. Flat products exports continued to Alliance against Counterfeiting (SAAC) projects such as Expo 2020 Dubai in the increase by 90 per cent to 396,000 tonnes. revealed in April 2017 that more than half UAE, 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Kuwait The good news is that the Turkish steel the industry – 53 per cent – has reported an Development Plan 2015-2020, which will imports in the first six months of 2017 incident of, what is believed to be, help in boosting regional steel consumption. decreased by 23 per cent to 7.57mn tonnes counterfeit steel products at some point. However, Saudi Arabia remains a concern YoY. Semi-finished steel imports were in SAAC is made up of the world’s 18 leading for the Middle East, given its fragile total 2.26mn tonnes; down by 37.6 per cent suppliers of steel products and is working to situation due to fall in oil prices. The outlook YoY. Flat steel imports declined by 12.3 per drive awareness and identify solutions to the for the Saudi Arabian steel sector is gloomy cent to 4.15mn tonnes YoY. In June 2017, growing problem of fake steel in the region. and it is widely predicted that the economic I total steel imports dropped by 35 per cent The research revealed that 79 per cent of revival will not be likely before mid-2017. www.technicalreview.me Technical Review Middle East - Annual Construction Review 2017 S06 TRME Cons 2017 - Glass &