By John Lee. Iraq's Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, emphasized the importance of private sector partnerships to reduce reliance on imports and meet domestic industrial needs. On Thursday, Al-Sudani oversaw the signing of three industrial contracts with private companies to boost production in the fertilizer and chemical sectors: A 1 million ton/year urea fertilizer plant […]
By John Lee. The Iraqi Cabinet has approved "final protective measures" for domestically produced urea fertilizer. According to a Ministry of Industry and Minerals document dated August 4, 2024, the import price for Di-ammonium Phosphate (DAP) fertilizer will be set at 800,000 dinars ($610) per ton and for urea fertilizer at 550,000 dinars per ton. […]
By John Lee. Iraq's Ministerial Council for Economy has approved recommendation 24172 Q, which includes the approval of the Coordinating Committee's meeting minutes. This decision exempts fertiliser contracts from the contracting methods stipulated in the Government Contracts Execution Instructions (2 of 2014) and the Federal General Budget Facilitation Instructions for 2023-2025. The exemption pertains to […]
By John Lee. UAE-based company ARJ Holding LLC has signed a contract to establish a compound fertilizer production project in Baiji, Salah al-Din province. According to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, the facility will have an annual production capacity of 249,000 tons of various compound phosphate fertilizers. It will make di-ammonium […]
