JPMC, Indonesian firms explore building fertilizer plant in Aqaba

Jordan Phosphate Mines Company  JPMC
JPMC. (File Photo: Jordan News)

AMMAN — Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC) Muhammad Thuneibat on Wednesday met with a delegation comprising representatives of public and private Indonesian companies to discuss potential investments and joint ventures in the phosphate and fertilizer industries, according to the Jordan News Agency, Petra.اضافة اعلان

The Indonesian delegation was headed by Deputy Minister of State Owned Enterprises Pahala Mansury.

The meeting, attended by JPMC CEO Abdulwahab Rawad and Indonesian Ambassador to Jordan Ade Padmo Sarwono, discussed the prospects of establishing a joint plant in the city of Aqaba to produce 500,000 tonnes of NPK fertilizer using phosphate raw materials supplied by the JPMC to meet the market’s needs in Indonesia.

In addition to increasing Indonesian imports of Jordanian phosphate, the Indonesian deputy minister stated that the purpose of the visit is to discuss ways to enhance cooperation between Indonesian companies and the JPMC and to explore potential investment opportunities.

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