# Ma'aden advancing third phosphate fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia

Ma'aden is advancing a third phosphate fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia, expected to start production early next decade, with an estimated investment of $6.4 billion and capacity of up to 3 million t/y.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2017-05-25
- Where: Saudi Arabia
- Value: $6.40B
- Starts operating: 2020
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 3 million t/y
- Products: phosphate fertilizers
- Sectors: [Specialty Chemicals](https://endata.com/sectors/specialty-chemicals.md)

## Companies

- [Ma'aden](https://endata.com/companies/4377.md)

## Sources

- [chemanager-online.com](https://chemanager-online.com/en/news/dow-and-mosaic-ink-saudi-projects), 2017-05-25: "In addition, Ma'aden is advancing a third phosphate fertilizer project in Saudi Arabia. This project, which is expected to be implemented in phases and start production early in the next decade, anticipates adding up to an extra 3 million t/y of capacity."

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