Chemical industry in United Arab Emirates

projects tracked
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active
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Projects in United Arab Emirates

chemXplore tracks 15 projects in United Arab Emirates, of which 13 are active.

  1. 3 projects Announced / Concept
  2. 1 project FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 5 projects FID / Sanctioned
  4. 3 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up

Of the active ones, 9 new construction and 4 expansion.

Expected start-up, by year
0 1 2 3 4 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

5 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 2 November 2026 ADNOC Ruwais Diyab Unconventional Gas Development, Abu Dhabi · FID / Sanctioned
  • 31 August 2026 Perpetual Next Abu Dhabi Biomethanol · Announced / Concept
  • 10 August 2026 ADNOC Ruwais NGL RGD Phase 3 Expansion · FID / Sanctioned
  • 21 July 2026 TotalEnergies Umm Shaif Gas Cap Development, Abu Dhabi · FID / Sanctioned
  • 15 July 2026 Holcim–44.01 Fujairah CO₂ Capture and Mineralization Pilot · Operational / Completed

Latest Emirian chemical industry news

5 November 2026
Novo Nordisk raises 2026 outlook as GLP‑1 momentum lifts Q3 adjusted operating profit to USD 4.9bn

GLP‑1 volume growth drove sales and adjusted profit; reported profit hit by USD 1.4bn impairments; Wegovy and Ozempic pills expand launches while late‑stage pipeline advances.

5 November 2026
Veolia wins nearly €200m in Middle East desalination contracts

Two projects in Oman and the UAE add 490,000 m³/day capacity, including a 410,000 m³/day plant at 2.75 kWh/m³ and a five‑year 80,000 m³/day O&M contract.

5 November 2026
Borouge International scales AI and digitalization globally

Rolling out AI across production, innovation, supply chain and customer engagement; aims to deliver $100 million in value by 2027 and signed technology partnerships at ADIPEC 2026.

4 November 2026
TA'ZIZ closes $1.39 billion financing for Ruwais ammonia and terminal projects

Two Ruwais projects secured $1.39bn; terminal received $928m (incl. $225m Islamic), ammonia $460m for a 1 mtpa plant. EPC works are >90% (ammonia) and ~70% (terminal).

4 November 2026
Borouge International raises 2030 capacity target to 13.8 million tonnes

Advances EU2 and EU3 ethane-cracker engineering with Linde; Borouge 4 adds 1.4 Mt polyethylene; Kallo PDH2 reaches mechanical completion; Burghausen and Schwechat projects progress.

4 November 2026
Holcim backs 44.01 to scale CO2 mineralization storage

Investment supports scaling of technology that injects captured CO2 into ultramafic rock to mineralize it as stable carbonate near industrial sites.

4 November 2026
Novo raises 2026 outlook as Q3 adjusted operating profit climbs 27% to DKK 31,720m

GLP‑1 volume growth drove sales and margin expansion; reported profit hit by non‑cash impairments; Wegovy and Ozempic pill rollouts broadened; pipeline milestones support near‑term launches.

3 November 2026
TotalEnergies and ADNOC Gas sign five‑year LNG supply agreement

Five‑year deal secures up to 1.6 Mt of LNG with first deliveries from 2026 to reinforce supply routes between Europe and Asia and support growing global demand.

2 November 2026
ADNOC partners with OpenAI and G42 to deploy OpenAI Frontier across its energy value chain

Deploys frontier AI to connect decisions from well to market, starting with integrated field master planning and per‑barrel valuation, using UAE sovereign AI infrastructure.

2 November 2026
ADNOC approves FID for Ruwais Diyab unconventional gas project

FID for Ruwais Diyab to deliver 345 mmscfd from 2029 for 25 years, with potential to reach 1 bscfd; on-site processing and new pipelines to bolster domestic supply and LNG exports.

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