Gulf Carbon Fiber Industrial Holdings (GCFI) has invested $120 million in the Messeid Industrial Zone in Qatar to build the first fully green electric carbon fiber integrated production line in the Middle East, expected to be officially put into operation in 2028. This production line is the world's first carbon fiber project to achieve 100% green electricity mass production.

All production electricity for the project is sourced from a large photovoltaic base in Qatar, and the factory also has a self built 7 MW distributed photovoltaic system. 

By relying on local planning to reach 4000 megawatts of photovoltaic installed capacity by 2030, this production line completely abandons the traditional coal-fired power generation mode that relies on carbon fiber production, significantly reduces product carbon footprint, and enables it to meet EU carbon tariffs and low-carbon building material access standards.

This production line has achieved full chain independent production of composite components from raw silk, carbon cloth, prepreg to hydrogen storage bottles. The products are mainly aimed at high-end application fields such as European new energy vehicles, wind turbine blades, hydrogen energy storage bottles, and lightweight rail transit. Keywords: Middle East news and information, energy transformation

The implementation of this project is in line with Qatar's 2030 National Vision Energy Transition Plan, which will help the local economy break away from its single dependence on oil and gas. With the advantages of geopolitical shipping and low-carbon certification, Qatar's green carbon fiber can be quickly transported to EU countries, effectively filling the gap in low-carbon composite raw materials in Europe and potentially reshaping the global supply pattern of green carbon fiber.Editor/Gao Xue