VOL. XLI

No. 46

16-November-1998

JORDAN

Jordan Dead Sea Industries And Albemarle Of The US To Set Up JointVenture Bromine Firm

The Jordan Dead Sea Industries Company (JODICO) a subsidiary ofthe Arab Potash Company (APC) has signed a joint venture agreement with the USVirginia-based firm Albemarle Corporation for the construction of a $120mn bromine plantin the Dead Sea area at al-Safi, near the existing potash complex of APC. The two firmshad signed a Memorandum of Understanding last May for...