The recognition comes as senior UAE government representatives visit TBX Nexxia’s advanced manufacturing facility, highlighting the platform’s contribution to industrial localisation, technology transfer and regional energy security.
Abu Dhabi, November 2026. TBX Nexxia, the industrial OCTG platform developed by Tubacex and Mubadala, has marked two years of operations in Abu Dhabi with two significant milestones: a senior institutional visit to its advanced manufacturing facility and the receipt of the ADNOC In-Country Value Excellence Award in the Industrial Investment Champion category.
The award, received by members of the TBX Nexxia team at the ADNOC ICV Excellence Awards ceremony, recognises the platform’s contribution to industrial investment, technology transfer and capacity development within ADNOC’s UAE supply chain.
For TBX Nexxia, the recognition validates a model built around one clear principle: transforming global industrial expertise into local manufacturing capability, specialised employment and greater resilience for critical energy infrastructure.
TBX Nexxia’s Abu Dhabi facility has been operational since 2024 and forms a key part of the platform’s integrated From Melt to Well proposition.
Operating 24/7, the facility has an annual manufacturing capacity of approximately 20,000 tonnes and has created more than 150 direct jobs in the UAE. Beyond physical capacity, the investment is helping develop local expertise in areas including metallurgy, premium threading, quality engineering and advanced manufacturing.
The facility brings finishing, threading and technical capabilities closer to ADNOC’s operations, strengthening responsiveness, supply-chain resilience and security of supply.
This is precisely the type of industrial localisation recognised by ADNOC’s ICV programme: turning long-term demand into investment, technology, skilled employment and manufacturing capability within the UAE.
A milestone recognised during a senior delegation visit
The award follows a recent visit to the Abu Dhabi facility hosted by Dr. Bakheet Al Katheeri, CEO of UAE Investments at Mubadala, alongside senior representatives from the UAE Government and ADNOC. The delegation included H.E. Hasan Jasem Nasser Al Nowais, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, and H.E. Eng. Sharif Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary for Energy and Petroleum Affairs at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. The visit provided an opportunity to see first-hand how TBX Nexxia combines Tubacex’s global industrial and metallurgical expertise with local manufacturing in Abu Dhabi, creating capabilities that support both national industrial priorities and the resilience of the UAE’s energy supply chain.