Gulf In Focus - GULF STATES - ECONOMICS and FINANCE - Emirates steel signs agreement with finnish company.

• Position: Ecofer Tech Ltd. - Brief article

Emirates Steel has signed an agreement with Finnish company, Ecofer, due to take effect in 2020, which will provide Emirates Steel with sustainable slag management services for the next 10 years, in line with the company's long-term commitment and objective of eventually producing zero waste.

Under this new agreement, signed in Abu Dhabi between the CEO of Emirates Steel, Saeed Al Remeithi, and the managing partner of Ecofer Technologies, Ismail Fahmy, Ecofer will process slag from Emirates Steel's Electric Arc Furnace and Ladle Furnace. The slag, which will be crushed down to one to five millimeter granules, will be sold as raw product for the construction industry, after any remaining metals have been extracted from the slag. In addition to waste slag, Ecofer will also process refractory, heat-resistant materials which...