Industry: Iraq is the first in the world in terms of sulfur reserves

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12-04-2022, 15:18

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Baghdad-INA

the Ministry of Industry and Minerals confirmed today, Tuesday, that Iraq is the world's first in sulfur reserves, while noting that the sedimentary sulfur reserves in the Mishraq fields amount to more than 400 million tons.

The media center of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals stated, in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "the General Company for Sulfur Al-Mishraq affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Minerals is the only one specialized in extracting and purifying sulfur, through the fields located in Nineveh Governorate," noting that "the sedimentary sulfur reserves in Al-Mishraq is the first field in the world, with a volume of more than 400 million tons.

He explained that "the sulfur industry started since 1971, and the sulfur produced in the General Company for Mishraq Sulfur played a major role in supporting the national economy through what is exported to neighboring countries, as well as supporting the local fertilizer industry."