Algeria’s state-owned energy company Sonatrach has signed two contracts for the implementation of the integrated phosphate project, one of the country’s major industrial and infrastructure initiatives.
The first contract was awarded to Italian company Saipem. It covers the development of production and processing facilities at the Bled El Hadba deposit in Tebessa Province and in the Oued Keberit area of Souk Ahras Province.
The second contract was signed with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) and covers specialised port infrastructure in Annaba required for the project’s logistics and product exports.
An integrated industrial value chain
The project brings together phosphate extraction and beneficiation, downstream processing, production of higher-value goods, rail logistics and port capacity. This integrated approach is expected to strengthen Algeria’s position in international phosphate and fertiliser markets.
The signing ceremony was chaired by Algeria’s Minister of State, Minister of Hydrocarbons and Mines Mohamed Arkab. Government representatives, Sonatrach management and diplomatic representatives of Italy and China also attended.
For Russian mining, chemical, machinery and engineering companies, the project may offer opportunities in equipment supply, raw-material processing technologies, transport infrastructure, maintenance services and industrial cooperation.
