Yousef Shamout

Jordan Phosphate Mines Co.PLC

JPMC was incorporated into a public shareholding company in 1953. Operates in three mining locations across the central and southern parts of Jordan; Al Hassa, Al Abiad, and Eshidiya Mines. 1.47 Billion Tonnes are the estimated reserves of phosphate rock in the three Mines. JPMC produces up to 7 million tonnes a year of rock, making it the world's sixth largest phosphate rock producer and the second largest exporter. JPMC owns and operates a Fertilizer Complex in Aqaba that produces: - Phosphoric Acid: 350,000 tonnes per year - Di-Ammonium Phosphate (DAP): 650,000 tonnes per year - Aluminium Fluoride: 14,000 tonnes per year.