By John Lee. The General Company for Food Products, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has begun exporting its products to neighbouring markets, starting with a shipment of cooking oil to Jordan. The company confirmed that the first shipment of 'Al-Bint' branded cooking oil, produced at the Imam Ali Al-Hadi plant in Maysan […]
By John Lee. Iraq's General Customs Authority has approved new mechanisms for calculating the customs value of imported goods. The mechanisms will be applied across all customs centres and include the following measures: Adoption of the customs value stated in duly declared commercial invoices submitted under the advance declaration system, supported by bank transfers, at […]
By John Lee. The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has launched the e-Psule platform, a unified digital system for issuing government payment receipts, as part of efforts to modernise public financial services and reduce reliance on cash-based and paper processes. The platform has been officially approved by the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) and is designed […]
By John Lee. The General Company for Iraqi Cement, part of Iraq's Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has reported a notable increase in production across several of its plants during 2025. According to the company, the Babil Cement Plant recorded production growth of more than 13 percent compared with 2024, driven by higher output of […]
By John Lee. South Korea's Hyundai Livart has reportedly won a contract worth KRW 117.8 billion [$80 million] to build worker accommodation, offices and other infrastructure at Iraq's Common Seawater Supply Project (CSSP) in Basra. According to Maeil Business Newspaper, Hyundai Livart secured the contract through a competitive bidding process against several Middle Eastern construction firms. […]
By John Lee. China Oil HBP Science & Technology Co., Ltd. has signed an EPCOM [Engineer, Procure Construct, Operate and Maintain] contract worth $225,218,000 for the Naft Khana oilfield rehabilitation project with NK Petroleum Company Limited and its Iraq branch. The contract covers engineering, procurement, construction, operation and maintenance services aimed at restoring crude oil […]
By John Lee. A fire that broke out in a compressor unit at the Salah 2 refinery in Baiji has been brought under control, with refinery operations stabilised shortly afterwards. The incident began at approximately 19:45 on Monday, with safety and firefighting teams bringing the fire under control by 20:00. All containment operations were completed […]
By John Lee. Mona Juul has stepped down from her role as Norway's Ambassador to Jordan and Iraq, following discussions with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and an ongoing investigation into her knowledge of, and contact with, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The Ministry had already relieved Juul of her duties while it examines documents […]
By John Lee. The Ministry of Electricity has launched the first phase of its smart transformation and electronic billing project, covering selected areas of Baghdad and several provinces. The Ministry said the areas included in the initial phase were chosen following studies of electricity networks, loads, feeders, and subscriber data. According to a Ministry spokesperson, […]
By John Lee. A hematite [haematite, Fe2O3] production project with an annual capacity of approximately 400,000 tonnes has reportedly been inaugurated in Maysan Governorate. According to the state-run Iraqi News Agency (INA), the project was launched by the Military Industrialization Authority, with Ali Mohsen Khudair, Director General of the General Company for Military Industries, saying […]
By John Lee. Al-Furat General Company, a subsidiary of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals, has completed construction of a new environmentally friendly sulphuric [sulfuric] acid production plant using advanced technology and Iraqi expertise. The company's Director General, Ali Qasim Al-Shammari, said the old sulphuric acid plant had been dismantled and replaced with a modern […]
By John Lee. State-run Iraqi News Agency (INA) reports that plans have been announced to develop clean energy power plants in Baghdad, Basra and Nineveh. It quotes the regional director of Shanghai (sic) as saying that the already-announced Nahrawan project in Baghdad will convert 5,000 tonnes of waste per day into 110MW of electricity, with […]
