As energy and water projects set carbon targets, buyers are asking what goes into each component. For an induction bend the answer is clear: about 85% of its footprint is the steel it is made from. Bending, testing and transport make up the rest.

Start with the steel

Steel made in electric arc furnaces, often from recycled scrap, can carry a much lower footprint than steel from blast furnaces. Where a project allows it, we source mother pipe from EAF-based mills through our partner network.

Clean power for the plant

Induction bending runs on electricity. We work with Emerge, the Masdar–EDF joint venture, on solar power for our operations in KEZAD, so a growing share of the energy that heats each bend comes from the sun.

Recovering water

Quenching and cooling use water. With Ma Hawa we recover water at the plant, an important step in a region where every litre counts.

Shorter journeys

Bends made in Abu Dhabi travel a few kilometres from Khalifa Port to the bending line and then straight to site, instead of crossing oceans as finished products.

What to ask your supplier

• Where does the mother pipe come from, and how was the steel made?
• What powers the bending process?
• Can the supplier trace each bend back to its heat number and mill certificate?

Every Pipetec bend carries a full data record from heat number to delivery note, which makes it easier to report the footprint of the bends in your project. Read more on our Sustainability page.