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Azizi Industries signs technology deal with POMINI for a 600,000-ton-per-year rolling mill in Abu Dhabi
Azizi Developments, a private developer based in the UAE, has confirmed that its industrial arm, Azizi Industries, has signed the main technology contract for a new greenfield rebar rolling mill at Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD). The contract marks a key step in the Group’s push into manufacturing in the UAE and its aim to work with established local and international partners.
The core technology package has gone to POMINI Long Rolling Mills S.r.l., a firm with extensive experience in long product rolling mill engineering. DASTUR Engineering International GmbH has been appointed as Principal Consultant.
The choice to build the facility rather than source from existing producers follows a clear industrial rationale. Azizi is one of the UAE’s largest private developers, and rebar is a core material on every construction site. Bringing production in-house gives the Group direct control over material quality, removes reliance on outside suppliers for a critical input, and creates the kind of supply chain reliability that large-scale developers need.
On the technical side, the mill has a designed capacity of 0.6 million tons per annum. It will process 150mm x 150mm x 12,000mm cast billets into high-strength quenched and tempered reinforcing bars, compliant with BS 4449 steel grades. Larger diameter bars, up to 50mm, will be finish-rolled on a central line made up of rolling stands arranged in roughing and intermediate/finishing groups. Smaller diameter bars, down to 8mm, will run through a high-speed finishing block on a separate lateral line, which improves dimensional accuracy and output. The product range will cover 8mm to 16mm diameter rebars in coil form via a spooler line, and 8mm to 50mm diameter rebars in straight lengths via the product line.
The contract was signed in the presence of Mr. Mirwais Azizi, Founder and Chairman of Azizi Developments; Mr. Farhad Azizi, Group CEO of the Azizi group of companies; and Mr. Ernesto Bottone, CEO of POMINI Long Rolling Mills S.r.l. “This facility is about owning every link in our supply chain,” said Mr. Farhad Azizi. “When delivering projects at the scale we operate at, the natural next step is to ensure that the most critical aspects of our projects’ development happen in an ecosystem we are in complete control of. This mill gives us that control, and partnering with POMINI ensures we are building it to the highest global standards.”
KEZAD was chosen for the project given its growth as a hub for heavy industry and manufacturing in Abu Dhabi. Azizi’s investment adds a further anchor tenant with a clear operational purpose. For the UAE, the project sits in line with national goals to grow domestic manufacturing capacity and reduce dependence on imported construction materials — goals that carry added weight as the country’s infrastructure pipeline expands.
