The idea of the Potash project was based on the Potash Plant located on the north-western shores of the Dead Sea during the British Mandate. The old plant was destroyed but the idea remained alive and a Pan Arab company was formed in 1956 to implement a project for the production of Potash using the minerals of the Dead Sea.
The site is located 110 kilometers south of Amman and 200 kilometers north of Aqaba. The site is a Solar Evaporation Pond System of an area of 150 square kilometers and processing plants for the ore.
The investment in the original project, including substantial infrastructure was nearly 480 Million USD. Financing was obtained through loans from international finance institutions and aid agencies as well as Arab development funds. The project began in 1976 with tests and experiments to determine the pa Click for details>>
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