Dubai Investments, a number one diversified funding firm listed on the Dubai Monetary Market (DFM), introduced that it’s going to double the float glass manufacturing capability at its wholly owned subsidiary Emirates Float Glass (EFG) with the introduction of a second line.
The brand new line will enhance EFG’s manufacturing capability from 600 tons per day to 1,200 tons per day and introduce Extremely Clear low-iron glass, a first-of-its-kind functionality within the MENA area that may set new requirements in readability, coloration accuracy, and premium high quality.
This second float line is predicted to be operational by late 2027 to early 2028 and can combine superior automation, energy-efficient programs, and next-generation course of controls to make sure constant product high quality, operational reliability, and decreased vitality consumption at scale. As well as, the road is designed to reduce environmental affect and optimize vitality effectivity, aligning with Dubai Investments’ dedication to sustainable industrial development.
Abdulaziz Bin Yakub Al Serkal, CEO – Industrial Platform, Dubai Investments, mentioned:
“The event of Emirates Float Glass’s second float line marks a pivotal step for the regional glass business. By doubling manufacturing capability and introducing Extremely Clear glass with unmatched readability and efficiency, EFG strengthens the UAE’s place as a hub for superior manufacturing. This enlargement displays EFG’s dedication to technology-driven merchandise, industrial innovation, and sustainable development, enabling the corporate to diversify into premium segments and ship higher worth to companions throughout building, infrastructure, and design, whereas supporting Dubai Investments’ long-term industrial development technique.”
This state-of-the-art facility will place EFG to seize rising demand from diversified sectors, whereas creating vital alternatives throughout regional and worldwide markets. The superior manufacturing functionality will additional cement EFG’s place as a regional chief in high-performance glass and a trusted provider to worldwide markets searching for premium-quality, modern merchandise.
The challenge is being executed in collaboration with HORN Glass Industries of Germany, a globally acknowledged expertise supplier and the chosen provider of the glass melting furnaces and related programs. It is going to additionally contain a UAE-based civil works contractor and a world contract administration agency, guaranteeing excessive requirements of challenge supply and oversight.
This strategic enlargement reinforces Dubai Investments’ management in industrial innovation, pioneering Extremely Clear glass manufacturing and advancing high-performance glass options throughout the MENA area.