AMMAN —
Jordan discussed with
Indonesia the possibility of providing the Southeast
Asian nation with Jordanian raw phosphate and fertilizer, Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
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It said the
discussion came in a meeting between Mohammad Al-Thneibat, chairman of the
board of directors of the
Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (PLC), and Indonesian
Minister of Agriculture Yassin Limbo.
The meeting, in
the presence of PLC’s CEO Abdel Wahab Al-Rowwad, was held on the sidelines of
the annual conference of the International Fertilizer Federation.
Thneibat
discussed with the Indonesian minister “providing Indonesia with its needs for
raw phosphate and fertilizer from Jordan”, Al-Mamlaka said.
Both sides
reaffirmed the depth of cooperation between Jordan and Indonesia in the various
fields and the importance of developing and strengthening them to serve the
common interests of the two countries.
Both also
reiterated the need for continuous cooperation to ensure that Indonesia is
supplied with Jordanian phosphate at competitive prices.
The two sides
agreed to review the possibility of establishing joint projects in
Aqaba to
produce phosphate fertilizer, with a production capacity between 300,000 to
500,000 tonnes of NPK fertilizer. All output is allocated for the Indonesian
partner to help cover the country’s need of fertilizer.
It was also
agreed to hold a joint meeting in Amman in the next two months to complete the
necessary studies to begin the development of the partnership’s legal framework
in preparation for the establishment of production plants.
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