Middle East Economic Survey
VOL. LIV
No 47
21-Nov-2011
EGYPT
Protests Halt Operations At MOPCO Fertilizer Plant
Protests have forced the Misr Oil Processing Company (MOPCO) to suspend operations at its Damietta fertilizer plant. The plant, which has a capacity of 675,000 tons/year of urea and 80,000 t/y of ammonia, is majority owned by the Egyptian government, with Canadian fertilizer giant Agrium holding a 26% equity stake. As a result of the demonstrations, which turned violent on 13...
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