UAE unveils ‘first integrated battery recycling plant’ in Dubai Industrial City

UAE – Dubatt Battery Recycling’s fully integrated battery recycling plant – the first of its kind in the UAE – has been formally inaugurated at Dubai Industrial City, part of TECOM Group PJSC.

The inauguration ceremony, graced by esteemed dignitaries such as His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member and Minister of Economy, underscored the plant’s pivotal role in advancing the UAE’s commitment to sustainable industrial practices.

Government officials, including Her Excellency Dr Amna Al Dahak, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, emphasized the plant’s alignment with the UAE Industrial Decarbonization Roadmap and Circular Economy Policy 2031, heralding a new era of sustainable industrial and economic development.

Spanning an impressive 65,000 square feet with an initial investment of AED 120 million (US$32.67m), the Dubatt plant employs cutting-edge technologies for breaking, separating, smelting, and refining used lead acid batteries.

It is poised to recycle up to 80 percent of battery waste generated in the UAE, thus significantly contributing to the circular economy and the nation’s sustainability agenda.

Government officials lauded the plant’s inauguration, recognizing its pivotal role in promoting a circular economy. His Excellency Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri hailed the opening of the Dubatt factory as a significant stride towards fulfilling the circular economy agenda.

The plant’s inauguration follows meticulous approval processes with government and environmental stakeholders.

Dubatt’s planned expansion, with an investment of AED 96 million (US$26.14m) and a footprint of 50,000 square feet, is expected to ramp up the factory’s lead acid battery recycling capacity to 75,000 metric tonnes per year.

This expansion will introduce dedicated lines for various materials, further bolstering the UAE’s sustainability goals.

Shamsudheen Binmohideen, Chairman of Dubatt, underscored the project’s importance in addressing the UAE’s annual generation of 72,000 to 96,000 tonnes of used batteries.

The plant aims to align with the Dubai Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2041 by localizing the recycling of used battery waste.

Dubai Industrial City, with over 800 customers and 300 operational factories, stands as a pivotal player in the region’s manufacturing landscape.

The launch of Dubatt’s battery recycling plant aligns seamlessly with the UAE’s ambitious economic agendas, including Operation 300bn and Dubai Economic Agenda ‘D33’, propelling sustainable expansion in the manufacturing sector.

This new facility not only caters to local demand but also seeks to export battery products to the GCC, Europe, and the Far East, thereby supporting the Make it in the Emirates initiative and fortifying the supply chain for locally manufactured products.

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