Tunisia aims to raise phosphate output to 14m metric tons in 2030
Tunisia aims to raise phosphate production about five-fold to 14-million metric tons in 2030, the government said on Wednesday, part of a plan which seeks to restore the vital sector to help revive Tunisia's faltering public finances. Tunisia was once one of the world's largest producers of phosphate minerals, which are used to make fertilisers, but its market share fell after the 2011 revolution. Since then, localised protests and strikes have steadily cut into production and caused billions of dollars in losses.
Tunisia aims to raise phosphate production about five-fold to 14-million metric tons in 2030, the government said on Wednesday, part of a plan which seeks to restore the vital sector to help revive Tunisia's faltering public finances. Tunisia was once one of the world's largest producers of phosphate minerals, which are used to make fertilisers, but its market share fell after the 2011 revolution. Since then, localised protests and strikes have steadily cut into production and caused billions of dollars in losses.
