Abu Tartour Phosphoric Acid Company Starts Work on $658mn Egypt Plant

Abu Tartour Phosphoric Acid Company Starts Work on $658mn Egypt Plant

Plant will produce 250,000 tonnes a year in its first phase, with most output earmarked for export as Egypt seeks greater value from its phosphate reserves Egypt has started construction of a $658mn phosphoric acid plant at Abu Tartour in the New Valley, advancing a long-delayed investment as Cairo seeks to shift its mining industry […] The post Abu Tartour Phosphoric Acid Company Starts Work on $658mn Egypt Plant appeared first on The Middle Ea…

Egypt starts work on delayed $660m phosphoric acid plant

Egypt has started construction on a long-delayed $658 million phosphoric acid complex. The facility is part of the country’s plan to process more of its mineral resources domestically rather than export them as raw materials. Petroleum and mineral resources minister Karim Badawi laid the foundation stone for the project near a phosphate ore mine in the Abu Tartur plateau in the New Valley governorate, according to a ministry statement. Abu Tartu…

$658m phosphoric acid complex launched in Egypt’s New Valley to boost mining exports - Dailynewsegypt

Egyptian officials laid the foundation stone on Wednesday for a $658m industrial complex to produce phosphoric acid from phosphate ore at the Abu Tartour plateau in the New Valley Governorate. The facility aims to produce 250,000 tonnes annually of highly concentrated commercial phosphoric acid, a key fertiliser component, targeting export via the Red Sea port