Amman, April 27 (Petra) – Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC), Mohammad Thneibat, and Indonesian Minister of State-Owned Enterprises, Erick Thohir, agreed to establish a new joint plant to produce 200,000 tons of phosphoric acid annually. This would double the production capacity of the existing joint venture in Surabaya, Indonesia, to 400,000 tons.

In a meeting on Sunday, the two sides agreed to form a joint technical committee tasked with preparing the necessary studies for the implementation of the new project, to be presented to their respective boards of directors for approval within two months.

Thneibat and Thohir discussed ways to enhance existing cooperation and expand joint investments, particularly in the fertilizer sector to meet the needs of the Indonesian market. They commended their partnership in manufacturing phosphoric acid from Jordanian phosphate ore through the PJA Company.

The two sides underlined the depth of Jordanian-Indonesian relations, built on the foundations laid by the leaderships of the two friendly countries, and their mutual commitment to further developing them, especially in joint investment fields.

Thneibat emphasized that enhancing cooperation and exchanging investment opportunities in the phosphate fertilizer sector would significantly strengthen the already distinguished relations between Jordan and Indonesia and reinforce their presence in the global phosphate market. He stressed that such collaboration would contribute to increasing the added value of Jordanian phosphate.

He extended an invitation to the Indonesian Minister to visit the Kingdom to learn more about the operations of the Jordan Phosphate Mines Company and to explore new joint investment opportunities, with production intended to meet the growing needs of the Indonesian market.

For his part, Thohir expressed pride in the strong and cooperative relations between Indonesia and Jordan, highlighting the importance of building further on these ties, particularly in the phosphate fertilizer sector.

He accepted the invitation to visit the Phosphate Mines Company in September as part of efforts to exchange expertise and strengthen the successful partnership between the two countries.

It is noteworthy that Indonesia is a major consumer of Jordanian phosphate, with more than 800,000 tons of raw phosphate supplied annually to the joint factories, in addition to quantities benefiting other consumers. JPMC’s total exports to the Indonesian market in 2024 amounted to approximately 1.4 million tons.

//Petra// AJ
27/04/2025 17:21:00