Damascus-Sana
The Syrian Investment Authority announced its approval to include a project for the production and grinding of agricultural sulfur in both refractory and soluble forms in the industrial city of Adra in the Damascus countryside governorate.
In a statement to SANA's delegate, the Director General of the Syrian Investment Authority, Median Diab, confirmed that the inclusion of the project comes within the framework of the commission’s endeavor to put investments on the right track and link them to development priorities and support the national economy.
Diab indicated that the project aims to produce agricultural sulfur in its inferiority form by 98 percent and soluble by 80 with a production capacity of 2000 tons of sulfur annually to secure economic needs and cover the high local demand for agricultural products that contribute to combating fungal diseases and protecting fruit trees.
On the ninth of this month, the authority announced the offering of an investment opportunity in the agricultural inputs sector to "produce and mill agricultural sulfur", secure local needs and self-sufficiency from this substance, and reduce dependence on imports.
Wasim Al-Adawi