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New sulphur fertilizer plant opens at Jebel Ali

Written by Richard Hands


Amarak Chemicals FZC says that it has begun operations at an automated sulphur fertilizer facility in the Jebel Ali Free Zone. The company says that it will improve the availability of sulphur-based products for the agriculture sector by using Jebel Ali’s integrated logistics.

The facility, which will manufacture up to 60,000 t/a of sulphur bentonite and other sulphur-based products, was opened at a ceremony attended by Shri B. G. Krishnan, the Indian trade Consul, and Saoud Al-Awadhi, Director – Sales Jafza, and the Board of Directors of the Aries Group of Companies.

Dr. Rahul Mirchandani, Group Chairman of the Aries Group of Companies, said: “Our investment in Jafza reflects the Aries Group’s long-term commitment to building world-class manufacturing capabilities in agricultural inputs and to becoming the preferred global supplier for quality, consistent, and innovative fertilizers.

Amarak Chemicals FZC represents our belief that Indian manufacturing excellence, when combined with the UAE’s enabling ecosystem, can successfully serve farmers and markets across the world.”

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