Egypt’s Prime Minister meets to discuss phosphoric acid production project in Abu Tartur

Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met Wednesday with officials to discuss the progress of a phosphoric acid production project in the Abu Tartur plateau in the New Valley governorate.

The meeting was attended by Tarek El-Molla, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Public Enterprises Sector, Mohamed El Zamalout, governor of the New Valley, Mohamed Abdel Azim, Chairperson of PhosPhate Misr company, and Medhat Youssef, CEO of the company.

Madbouly began the meeting by emphasizing the great importance of the phosphoric acid production project in the New Valley, due to its significant contributions to achieving sustainable development for the governorate, meeting the local market’s need for this product, reducing its import bill, and creating thousands of job opportunities.

El-Molla confirmed that the Abu Tartur project for producing phosphoric acid is one of the national projects that the ministry is giving great attention to, due to its positive impact on maximizing the added value of phosphate ore. It is also a continuation of the state’s efforts during the past period to encourage investments in underdeveloped governorates such as the New Valley.