MOPCO
| MOPCO | |
|---|---|
| legal form | |
| founding | 1998 |
| Seat |
Damietta , Egypt
|
| Number of employees | 3,500 |
| Branch | fertilizer |
| Website | www.mopco-eg.com |
MOPCO (Misr Fertilizers Production Company) is an Egyptian fertilizer manufacturer . He operates several ammonia - urea plants in the Damietta free trade zone , which were built by TK Uhde .
The third plant went into operation in 2016, bringing the total capacity now to 2 million tons of urea per year.
26% of the shares are held by Agrium and 30.75% by ECHEM .
Due to protests during the 2011 revolution in Egypt , the plant was closed and only reopened four months later.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ USGS (Ed.): Minerals Yearbook - Area Reports: International Review: 2011, Africa and the Middle East . 2013, ISBN 978-1-4113-3669-8 ( Google Books ).
- ↑ MOPCO in letter
- ↑ Uhde receives another order for a fertilizer complex in Egypt , March 27, 2006
- ↑ Al-Sisi opens MOPCO $ 1.96bn expansion , May 21, 2016
- ↑ MOPCO 1 and 2 expansion to be completed by early 2015 through $ 1.9bn in investments , August 2, 2014
- ↑ MOPCO plans resumes work after 4-month closure. In: egyptindependent.com. February 16, 2012, accessed July 28, 2016 .