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Fertilizer Company (QAFCO) was established in 1969 as a
joint venture between the Government of Qatar and a number of multinational
firms to utilize Qatar's abundant gas resources for producing ammonia
and urea fertilizer. Today QAFCO, the only fertilizer producer
in Qatar is jointly owned by Industries Qatar (IQ) (75%),
Yara Nederland BV (15%) and Fertilizer Holdings AS (10%). QAFCO
is Instrumental to the industrial diversification program of the
Qatari Government through the optimal utilization of national resources, QAFCO's
establishment formed the basis of the Mesaieed Industrial
area. Over the past 25 years QAFCO has progressively developed its
productive units, production capacities and product quality.
This steady growth and success made QAFCO the largest single fertilizer
producer in the Middle East and put Qatar among the leading exporters
of Ammonia and Urea in the world.
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