VOL. XLIII

No. 27

3-July-2000

QATAR

QAFCO To Go Ahead With $550Mn QAFCO-4 Project

MEES learns that the Qatar Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) is to go ahead with a $550mn QAFCO-4 expansion project. The fourth complex, to be built adjacent to the existing ones at Messaieed, will have a capacity of around 2,400 tons/day of ammonia and 3,200 t/d of urea, although the figures are still under study and could be expanded. QAFCO is owned jointly by Qatar General Petroleum Corporation (QGPC) with a 75% share...