Shareholders in Amsterdam-listed OCI have approved the sale of its last operating business, OCI Nitrogen in Geleen, the Netherlands, to Czech group AGROFERT. They also approved OCI's combination with Abu Dhabi-listed contractor Orascom Construction. OCI shares will be delisted from Euronext Amsterdam on 27 November.
Fertiglobe’s CEO, Ahmed Al-Hoshi and Egypt’s minister of petroleum and mineral resources, Karim Badawi met in October to discuss a $1.5 billion investment to establish an integrated phosphate fertilizer production complex in the Ain Sokhna region.
Ambitious expansion plans face exposure to trade route disruption.
Axens says that it has strengthened its collaboration with Egyptian Refining Company (ERC) via a long-term agreement aimed at maximising asset value and supporting ERC’s evolving needs in product supply, digital transformation, and refinery performance optimisation. Under the agreement, Axens will use its integrated portfolio of technologies, equipment, catalysts, and services to support ERC’s operational, economic, and sustainability objectives.
Egypt has introduced a 10% export duty on nitrogen fertilizers under Decree No. 258 of 2026, issued by Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Mohamed Farid.
Abu Qir Fertilizers & Chemicals, Alexandria Fertilizers, Orascom Construction SAE, and Green Hydrogen Development Holding, a subsidiary of China’s United Energy Group (UEG), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore the development of a Mediterranean green hydrogen hub in Alexandria. The proposed project would centre on a large-scale green hydrogen facility powered by wind and solar, with output integrated into existing ammonia infrastructure in the region. Under the agreement, UEG and Orascom will lead feasibility studies covering 500 MW of renewable energy generation and green hydrogen production, while Abu Qir and Alexfert will assess integration into ammonia operations and support access to local infrastructure.
Egypt’s $873 million green ammonia project in New Damietta has entered the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase, with pre-FEED studies for the marine jetty and hydrogen plant already completed, Zawya reported 7 April, citing a statement by the Egyptian Petrochemicals Holding Company (ECHEM). The project is being developed by Damietta Green Ammonia (DGA), a joint venture between Norway’s Scatec, ECHEM and Misr Fertilizers Production Company (MOPCO). FEED work on ammonia export facilities is ongoing, while major permits and financing arrangements are still being finalised.
Indorama Corporation has signed a contract to establish a phosphate fertilisers and chemicals complex in Egypt...
China's Xingfa Chemicals Group is planning to invest $2bn in a three-phase project for phosphate ore exploration, extraction and downstream production in ...
North Africa remains a major centre of global phosphate production, with significant production in Algeria, Tunisia and Egypt as well as Morocco, and sulphur and sulphuric acid consumption continuing to increase.