ARIA Commodities is set to make a significant investment of Dhs154 million in the Hamriyah Free Zone, focusing on developing a sustainable bio-industrial port design. Such project underscores ARIA's commitment to integrating sustainability into its operations while enhancing its strategic infrastructure which supports wider commodities marketing and trading activities. More widely, it speaks to the opportunity to ‘re-tool’ ports globally with low carbon infrastructure.

ARIA’s Bio-Cluster concept, rooted in circular economy principles, promotes industrial symbiosis to create circles within a circular economy. To date, the world has operated principally on a linear economic system. We extract untold quantities of materials from the earth, make product(s) from them, before eventually discarding much of it as waste. In contrast, in a circular economy system materials seek to reuse, regenerate and redeploy.

Circular Economy Foundations

The circular economy is based on three principles, driven by design:

Eliminate Waste and Pollution

Circulate products and materials

Regenerate nature

Processes such as maintenance, reuse, refurbishment, remanufacture, recycling and composting remedy climate change and other global challenges such as biodiversity loss, wates and pollution.

Whereas low carbon port design aims to leverage cutting-edge bio-industrial technologies to minimise environmental impact. Electrifying facilities is another opportunity that can be scaled globally. This includes the utilisation of renewable energy sources, advanced waste management systems and eco-friendly construction materials in activities such as bio-bitumen, waste lead acid battery and waste tyre recycling. By adopting co-located facilities, leveraging by-products of related low carbon manufacturing processes, we seek to set a benchmark in the industry, demonstrating that circular economy models can displace and overtake linear approaches. That’s to say where often economic activity is decoupled from consumption of finite resources, we are redressing that imbalance.

Moreover, the project is expected to bolster the regional economy by creating jobs and bringing cutting edge technologies to the UAE. The port will serve as a hub for bio-industrial activities, and hopefully act as a catalyst to attract businesses that are aligned with sustainable practices. This initiative is not only a testament to our forward-thinking approach but also a significant contribution to the UAE's vision of sustainable development.