In line with Dubai’s vision of Clean Environment and Zero Waste by 2050, Sharaf Group has announced its plans to build a state-of-the-art ‘used lead acid battery’ (ULAB) recycling facility, built on a 250,000 sq ft area in Dubai Industrial City.

 

The scaled fully automated facility will process 21,000 tonnes or 85% of the ULABs generated in Dubai every year, starting with six tonnes per hour capacity and a smelter of three tonnes per hour, further promoting an optimised circular economy, said a Khaleej Times report. 

 

The facility is being built by Engitec Technologies, a marquee Italian battery recycle plant manufacturer, and will commence operations with a 25-member team in the first quarter of 2023.

 

Implementing modern technologies, the hitherto practice of disposing ULAB by discharging it to the ground will be replaced by environment-friendly protocols discharging acid, as harmless water, and high-quality lead ingots, which will enable re-entry of the recycled products into the value chain through battery manufacturers. 

 

This process will not only reduce lead pollution but will also play a favourable role in addressing global environmental crisis and mitigating climate change impacts.

 

Sharaf Group, a multidimensional conglomerate in the UAE, with diversified business interests including real estate, shipping and logistics, retail establishments, services and hospitality, is taking a quantum leap into sustainable environmental preservations through its deep and transformative tech venture Green Future.

 

Sharafuddin Sharaf, vice-chairman of Sharaf Group, said: “We at Sharaf Group constantly look to bring in new innovative technologies which will contribute towards the growth of our country and further help shape His Highness’s vision of creating a clean, sustainable and zero pollution UAE for future generations.”

 

The recycling facility promises to be a beacon of Green Tech and Future Tech investments necessary to further the recycling infrastructure to support a sustainable future in the region. 

 

The initiative will also encourage venture capitalists and early-stage startups specialising in water purification, garbage recycling and ocean cleaning to collaborate with government bodies and environmental agencies towards a green and progressive Dubai.-- TradeArabia News Service