Mubadala Investment Company has marked two years of manufacturing operations at TBX Nexxia’s Abu Dhabi facility, disclosing an estimated $1.2 billion contribution to the UAE economy and the creation of 150 direct jobs.The sovereign investor said on Wednesday that the plant, developed with Spain’s Tubacex Group, has annual manufacturing capacity of 20,000 tonnes of specialised corrosion-resistant tubular products used in oil and gas wells. More than 820,000 feet of its products have been deployed in wells.
The facility supplies Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) under a long-term arrangement covering tubular products for gas extraction and production, including planned expansion. Neither the value nor the duration of the supply agreement was disclosed in the anniversary announcement.
Mubadala said the plant had maintained production through regional disruptions, supporting continuity of supplies for energy infrastructure. Its threading and finishing lines operate around the clock, with quality and safety controls designed for equipment used in high-pressure and corrosive environments.
The company hosted representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC at the facility to mark the anniversary and its recognition under ADNOC’s In-Country Value programme. The delegation was shown manufacturing technologies and production capabilities supporting domestic supply chains.
TBX Nexxia specialises in corrosion-resistant alloy Oil Country Tubular Goods, a category of pipes and related components engineered for demanding drilling and production conditions. Mubadala describes the platform as the first of its kind in the Middle East, integrating regional manufacturing with Tubacex’s industrial operations overseas.
Bakheet Al Katheeri, Mubadala’s chief executive of UAE Investments, said the venture brought together Tubacex’s international industrial expertise and manufacturing in Abu Dhabi. He linked the investment to the sovereign investor’s strategy of developing specialised industries through partnerships with established international companies.
The plant’s reported economic contribution is an estimate provided by the companies, rather than a separately published assessment of realised output. Its employment figure refers to direct jobs, while the wider effects on suppliers and associated services were not quantified in the announcement.
Hasan Jasem Nasser Al Nowais, undersecretary at the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, said the facility was helping develop national supply chains and create specialised technical employment. He connected its operations to Operation 300bn, the UAE’s industrial development strategy, and the National In-Country Value Programme.
The project is developing local technical expertise in metallurgy, threading and quality engineering, areas essential to the manufacture and inspection of tubular products for challenging well conditions. The companies say localisation reduces reliance on distant production stages and brings specialised services closer to customers.
Josu Imaz, chief executive of Tubacex Group, said the Abu Dhabi operation had continued functioning despite a difficult regional environment. He identified continuity, quality and safety as priorities and said the partnership was intended to support ADNOC’s requirements and the reliability of energy supply chains.
The facility uses Tubacex’s Sentinel Prime connection technology, designed for high-pressure and highly corrosive applications. The company says it meets API CAL IV:2017 qualification requirements for premium connections, a technical standard relevant to the integrity of tubular assemblies in demanding wells.
TBX Nexxia received an ADNOC In-Country Value Excellence Award in the industrial investment category at the second Make it with ADNOC Forum. The award recognises investment in domestic manufacturing and the development of industrial capabilities linked to ADNOC’s procurement needs.
The wider industrial platform was formally launched under the TBX Nexxia brand in May 2026, following a partnership announced in 2024 involving a $200 million investment. The integrated operation combines facilities in Abu Dhabi with mills in Spain and Brazil, covering activities from materials production to finishing and technical support.
The partners describe this arrangement as a Melt to Well model, intended to coordinate manufacturing stages and provide customers with traceability across the supply chain. The Abu Dhabi plant is located in the Industrial City of Abu Dhabi, placing finishing and related production processes within the emirate’s industrial infrastructure.
Tubacex also received Petrobras’s Best Oil Country Tubular Goods Supplier recognition for the second consecutive year in 2026. The Brazilian energy company’s award cited supplier performance in quality, delivery and operational standards.
Across its operations in the UAE, Spain and Brazil, TBX Nexxia is investing in digitalisation, smart manufacturing, energy efficiency and water recycling. Those initiatives cover production monitoring, resource use and manufacturing processes at different locations within the integrated platform.
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