Tunisian phosphate output is expected to reach 4.5 million metric tonnes (mt) this year after production increased by 5 million mt in Q2 . Moreover, efforts are made daily to ensure, by 2019, the return of production at its 2011 pace, said the Secretary of State. Output will double with the launch of Q2 new projects, said Hachem Hmidi , secretary of state for the Minister of Energy, without giving a timeframe. The Kef project in the Sidi Bouzid governorate is starting in a few weeks and estimated to produce 500,000 tons , while the Sra Ouertane project in Kef governorate will be able to produce 4 to 5 million mt, and the Minister of Energy has a 2.5 million mt capacity.
Tunisian phosphate output is expected to reach 4.5 million metric tonnes (mt) this year after production increased by 5 million mt in Q2 . Output will double with the launch of Q2 new projects, said Hachem Hmidi , secretary of state for the Minister of Energy, without giving a timeframe. The Kef project in the Sidi Bouzid governorate is starting in a few weeks and estimated to produce 500,000 tons , while the Sra Ouertane project in Kef governorate will be able to produce 4 to 5 million mt, and the Minister of Energy has a 2.5 million mt capacity.