ADNOC partners with ADIO and KEZAD to strengthen UAE's industrial growth

Abu Dhabi's ADNOC is partnering with ADIO and KEZAD to boost UAE industrial growth. At the Make It with ADNOC Forum, ADNOC inked two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with ADIO and KEZAD Group. The company also revealed that its Local+ program now includes over 100 UAE manufacturers, up from 70 when it began in May 2026. Local+ provides priority to UAE-made products in ADNOC's projects, with EPC contractors required to source relevant goods from the approved manufacturers on the list for new tenders.

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director, emphasized that ADNOC's expansion aims to give manufacturers and investors confidence by ensuring clarity on demands, visibility of timelines, and a simplified pathway to compete for business. The expansion also strengthens UAE's industrial prowess and fosters long-term growth.

ADNOC has streamlined the supplier registration and prequalification process, cutting the time to become competitive for ADNOC projects by up to 80 percent, with a reduced document requirement and elimination of prequalification for 60 percent of service categories. ADNOC's ICV program, now eight years old, was celebrated during the forum, along with the debut of the ADNOC ICV Excellence Awards, recognizing companies, employees, and partners for their contributions to national value, including local manufacturing, Emiratization, and supplier development. ADNOC employees were honored as ICV Champions for their role in realizing the program's objectives.