TA’ZIZ and Alpha Dhabi Holding announced at the Make it in the Emirates platform, a strategic collaboration agreement for ~$10 billion (AED36.7 billion) in capital investment in new industrial chemicals in the TA’ZIZ industrial chemicals ecosystem in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi.
The strategic collaboration is being progressed through a joint feasibility and market study in line with the UAE’s industrial strategy and the Make it in the Emirates initiative.
Subject to final investment decisions and regulatory approvals, the partnership could produce up to 14 new chemicals, delivering ~2.2 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of additional chemical capacity in the TA’ZIZ industrial chemicals ecosystem in Al Ruwais Industrial City, Al Dhafra region of AbuDhabi.
The proposed chemicals are widely used across construction, automotive, packaging, consumer goods, infrastructure and advanced manufacturing, and are underpinned by strong domestic demand and long-term growth fundamentals.
The new chemicals, which include styrene and polystyrenes, acrylic acid and derivates, polyols, MDI, epoxy resins and linear alpha-olefins, are anchored on domestic demand and could substitute key products currently imported into the UAE, while strengthening local supply chain resilience. The partnership supports the UAE’s national industrial priorities, including the Make it in the Emirates (MIITE) initiative and the country’s industrial strategy, by strengthening domestic manufacturing capability and advancing self-sufficiency in strategically important chemical products.
New chemical production would be tightly integrated within the TA’ZIZ and broader ADNOC ecosystems, capitalizing on synergies across feedstock sourcing, utilities, infrastructure and facilities integration, enhancing overall competitiveness and capital efficiency. The collaboration demonstrates how the UAE is built to keep building, using MIITE as the platform to translate industrial ambition into advanced chemical production that strengthens local manufacturing and global competitiveness.
The proposed new chemicals will build on TA’ZIZ’s world‑scale production portfolio, set to reach a production capacity of 4.7 mtpa of marketable products in Phase 1 by end-2028, including low‑carbon ammonia, methanol and PVC.
