ADNOC has announced the launch of its Industrial Resilience Program at the start of the fifth edition of Make it in the Emirates forum, introducing five initiatives that will strengthen UAE supply chain, accelerate local manufacturing, reinforce business continuity capabilities and develop sustainable industrial capacity across strategic sectors.
ADNOC’s Industrial Resilience Program builds on its hugely successful In Country Value (ICV) programme and prioritises local sourcing for high-priority products that can be domestically produced to serve multiple sectors. This will future-proof ADNOC’s value chain and mitigate the company’s exposure to global supply chain disruptions. The programme aims to position national products as the first choice for ADNOC’s core strategic projects, boosting demand for UAE-made goods and supporting the growth of local manufacturers.
Omar Abdulla Alnuaimi, ADNOC’s Acting Group Chief, Commercial and ICV, said: “In line with the UAE leadership’s directives to strengthen industrial resilience and accelerate local manufacturing, ADNOC is delighted to launch its Industrial Resilience Program, building on the success of its In-Country Value programme in driving economic and industrial growth. We are introducing a suite of strategic initiatives to expand critical manufacturing capacity and provide long-term demand visibility to industry partners, enabling a more self-sustaining industrial ecosystem in the UAE. We look forward to working with our local and international partners to maximize the benefits of this programme and advance the UAE’s industrial base.”
The Industrial Resilience Program is built around five core initiatives that will collectively drive localisation, resilience and industrial growth: an enhanced ICV model that moves beyond one-size-fits-all procurement toward fit-for-purpose award strategies prioritising investment value, manufacturing depth and workforce development; a Local+ targeted sourcing policy under which ADNOC Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors must source from approved national manufacturing companies in defined critical categories, provided they are commercially competitive and technically qualified; an ICV+ initiative provides a top-up on ICV credit for purchases from local manufacturers, reflected in both ADNOC Project and EPC Contractor ICV certificates—to encourage EPC contractors to source from national suppliers rather than overseas; an ADNOC Multiplier tool which enables national manufacturers to increase the locally produced content used in their final products, maximising ICV impact and strengthening local supply chains; a Build-to-Demand initiative that provides manufacturers with long-term demand visibility and commitment to establish or expand local production of critical industrial products supporting ADNOC’s projects and core operations, with the initiative covering strategic products essential to business continuity and supply-chain resilience.
The Industrial Resilience Program is part of ADNOC’s successful ICV programme launched in 2018 and reinforces ADNOC’s support for Make it in the Emirates, the national initiative which aims to localise strategic, vital, and priority industries.
ADNOC continues to progress its target to locally manufacture AED90 billion worth of products by 2030. These include more than 150 high-priority industrial products across its value chain, including drilling equipment, process chemicals, valves, oil country tubular goods (OCTG), and other equipment, which are listed in the ‘Make it with ADNOC’ mobile app and also available at https://supplierhub.adnoc.ae/make-it-in-the-emirates.
The company has already secured more than AED80 billion in offtake agreements for locally manufactured products. In addition, ADNOC’s partners have invested AED4.5 billion in new factories and advanced manufacturing capabilities across the country. Building on these achievements, ADNOC is set to drive AED220 billion into the UAE economy over the next five years through the ICV programme.
