Chemicals are part of modern life in the United Arab Emirates, and are encountered everyday at home or at work - from the chemicals used at home such as detergents, paint, and pesticides to the chemicals used at work. The chemical industry in the United Arab Emirates offers products that are an essential part of the UAE economy. The chemical industry in the UAE consists of companies that manufacture industrial chemicals; vital to the UAE economy, it converts raw materials such as water, oil, min... More >>

Chemicals are part of modern life in the United Arab Emirates, and are encountered everyday at home or at work - from the chemicals used at home such as detergents, paint, and pesticides to the chemicals used at work. The chemical industry in the United Arab Emirates offers products that are an essential part of the UAE economy. The chemical industry in the UAE consists of companies that manufacture industrial chemicals; vital to the UAE economy, it converts raw materials such as water, oil, minerals, metals, and natural gas into more than thousands of different chemical products. Careful planning has always been implemented in the production, utilization, shipping, and throwing away of these chemicals. There is detailed legislation covering the manufacture, delivery, storage, transfer, labeling, packaging, use and disposal of chemicals and other substances that could eventually hurt UAE residents and the UAE environment. Some of the various chemical products present in the UAE today include agrochemicals, such as insecticides, fertilizers, and herbicides; petrochemicals such as ethylene, benzene, propylene, styrene; inorganic industrial chemicals such as nitrogen, ammonia, sodium hydroxide, nitric acid, sulfuric acid; polymers such as polyethylene and polyester; organic industrial chemicals such as phenol, ethylene oxide, and urea; ceramic products such as silica; fragrances and flavors such as benzyl benzoate, and vanillin; and oleo chemicals such as soybean oil, lard, and stearic acid. Chemicals are used in the UAE for the production of other products such as adhesives, cosmetics, flame retardants, flavoring agents, food additives, laboratory chemicals, oxidants, poison, solvents and surface-active agents. Chemicals are essential to the daily lives of UAE residents, especially in the use water for everyday use and consumption. Water treatment in the UAE is carried out by disinfecting water to kill any pathogens that pass through the filters and to supply a dose of disinfectant to kill potentially dangerous microorganisms such as salmonella and cholera bacteria, viruses, and protozoa in the distribution and storage water systems. Some of the chemicals used to treat water in the UAE include algaecides to kill algae, chlorine and chlorine dioxide, clarifiers to allow the solids to settle outside of the wastewater, filter cleanser to unclogs sand and cartridge filters of sludge, grease, and oils, dry or muriatic acid to reduce the pH of your water, and soda ash or sodium bicarbonate elevate the pH of water. Chemicals are also present in the food industry of the UAE, these chemicals include food acids used in entrees such as vinegar and citric acid to enhance food flavor, food coloring used in pastries and cakes to replace lost colors and to make food more attractive, emulsifiers used in mayonnaise and ice cream to allow water and oil to stick together, artificial flavorings used in chips and biscuits to add particular taste and smell, preservatives used in packed foods to inhibit growth of bacteria and fungi the easily spoil perishable food, and artificial sweeteners used in tea, coffee and other beverages to replace sugar that causes diabetes mellitus and tooth decay. Other chemicals and chemical supplies present in the UAE include agricultural chemicals, beverage ingredients, building chemicals, chemical equipment and machinery, chemicals and chemical products, chemicals cleaning and maintenance, chemicals laboratory, chemicals metal industries, cleaning products, computer cleaning products, construction chemicals, drilling chemicals, epoxy, fertilizers chemical, fiberglass raw materials and chemicals, fire fighting chemicals, food industry chemicals, industrial raw materials, polycarbonate sheets and rolls, polyester resins, and water treatment chemicals and equipment. << Hide