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COMPANIES
Arab Potash Company
- +30.88 Last
- +0.98 (+3.27%) Today's Change
- 6,074 Volume
- 26.66-48.24 52 Week Range
- -11.48 (-27.10%) 52 Week Change
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
Arab Potash Company is a Jordan-based manufacturer and supplier of minerals for the use of agricultural and chemical industries sourced mainly from the Dead Sea.The company was established in 1956 as a pan-Arab business venture and has a 100-year concession from the government to manufacture and market mineral products derived from the famous sea.
The company, together with its subsidiaries produces a range of minerals such as potassium chloride, potassium sulfate, potassium nitrate, industrial salt, bromine and fertilisers.
Its subsidiaries include Nippon Jordan Fertilizers Company, Mud Company and Chemical Industries Limited.
KEY INFORMATION
Industry
Fertilizer Manufacturing
Address
1470, Amman, Jordan
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962 6 5200520
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962 6 5200080
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W
COMPANY OVERVIEW
| Ownership | Type | Established on | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public | Joint stock | 7 July 1956 | 1933-In 2007 |
MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS
| Name | Country | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Islamic Development Bank | companies | 5.16 | Saudi Arabia |
| Kuwait Investment Authority | companies | 3.94 | Kuwait |
| Libyan Arab Foreign Investment Company | companies | 4.06 | Libya |
| Arab Mining Company | companies | 20.08 | Jordan |
| Government of Iraq | companies | Iraq | |
| Jordan Investment Corporation | companies | 26.88 | Jordan |
| Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan | companies | Canada |
PORTFOLIO
| Name | Country |
|---|---|
| Al Janoub Filters Manufacturing | Jordan |
| Travertine Company | Jordan |
| Arab Fertilizers and Chemicals Industries | Jordan |
| Jordan Dead Sea Industries | Jordan |
| Jordan Investment and South Development | Jordan |
| Numeira Mixed Salt and Mud Company | Jordan |
| Jordan Magnesia Company | Jordan |
| Jordan Bromine Company | Jordan |
| Jordan International Chartering Company | Jordan |
| Nippon Jordan Fertilizer Company | Jordan |
OFFICERS
| BOARD OF DIRECTORS | Position |
|---|---|
| Mohammad Nasser Salem Mohammad Abu Hammour | Chairman |
| Mansour Bin Suliman Bin Ibrahim Al Mebrek | Vice Chairman |
| Nabeeh Ahmad Mahmoud Salameh | Board Member |
| Mohammed Nour Abd Al Majeed Ali Al Shreideh | Board Member |
| Eyad Jamal Ahmad Al Qudah | Board Member |
| James Francis Dietz | Board Member |
| Garth William Moore | Board Member |
| Thamer Ahmed Abd Al Majeed Obeidat | Board Member |
| Adnan Ahmad Rashid Al Rashdan | Board Member |
| Hisham Ibrahim Rasheed Al Sha'ar | Board Member |
| Abdelwadoud Abdelsattar Mahmoud Al Dulaimi | Board Member |
| Younis Siddiq Younis Kreikshi | Board Member |
| Abdullah Hasan Mshari Al Bader | Board Member |
| MANAGEMENT | Position |
| Michael Terence Hogan | General Manager |
| Gary Phillips | Deputy General Manager - Technical Affairs |
| William Lawrence Flahr | Deputy General Manager - Finance |
| Jafar Mohammad Hafez Salem | Deputy General Manager - Marketing |
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