The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has launched its Industrial Resilience Program at the Make it in the Emirates forum, introducing five initiatives intended to strengthen UAE supply chains, accelerate local manufacturing and protect business continuity across strategic sectors (per ADNOC).
What the program covers
The program is built around five core initiatives, including an enhanced In-Country Value (ICV) model that shifts ADNOC procurement from one-size-fits-all bidding toward fit-for-purpose award strategies. The new approach prioritises investment value, manufacturing depth and workforce development when evaluating suppliers (per The National).
A second pillar, branded Local+, requires ADNOC's engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors to give preference to Made in the Emirates products from approved national manufacturers. At the Make it with ADNOC Forum on 3 May, ADNOC named the first 70 local manufacturers on the Local+ list, with the company saying the roster will expand over time (per Zawya).
The financial backing
ADNOC has earmarked AED 200 billion in contract awards across 2026 to 2028 that will flow through the new framework, with EPC contractors incentivised under an 'ICV+' mechanism for purchasing from local manufacturers (per Abu Dhabi Media Office). The company has also committed to channel roughly AED 220 billion into the UAE economy over the next five years and is targeting USD 24.5 billion in locally manufactured products by 2030.
Alignment with the National Industrial Resilience Fund
ADNOC's program runs alongside the UAE's newly announced AED 1 billion National Industrial Resilience Fund, with ADNOC becoming the fund's first official corporate partner (per Entrepreneur Middle East). The fund and ADNOC's program are framed as complementary instruments � public capital to seed strategic manufacturing capacity, and ADNOC's procurement weight to guarantee demand.
Why now
Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, used Make it in the Emirates to announce AED 180 billion in industrial procurement opportunities aimed at localising more than 5,000 products tied to economic, food and healthcare security (per Gulf News). MoIAT said industrial-sector contribution to the UAE economy has reached roughly Dh200 billion, a 70 per cent jump since the launch of Operation 300bn (per The National).
ADNOC said the resilience program is designed to future-proof its value chain against global supply-chain disruptions while making 'Made in the Emirates' the default first choice for the company's projects.
