VOL. XLVII

No 18

03-May-2004

QATAR

QAFCO-4 Expansion Project Inaugurated

Qatar Fertilizer Companys (QAFCOs) fourth expansion project, QAFCO-4, was formally inaugurated on 25 April. The QR2bn ($549mn) expansion scheme involved the construction of a new 2,000 tons/year capacity ammonia plant and a urea plant (3,200 t/y). These have brought QAFCOs annual capacity to 2mn t/y of ammonia and 2.8mn t/y of urea (MEES, 15 September 2003). Speaking at the inauguration ceremony, Qatars Second Deputy Prime...