en.Wedoany.com Reported - Oman's Salalah Free Zone has signed a land usufruct agreement with DuroMENA LLC, which will build an integrated fertilizer and chemical production base in the free zone with an investment of approximately $105 million. The project covers a planned area of over 116,000 square meters and is currently in the pre-production planning stage, targeting commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2027.

DuroMENA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oman's Badr Investment Group. According to the company's published design plan, the complex will feature multiple product lines including potassium sulfate, granular calcium chloride, dicalcium phosphate, and sulfuric acid. Among these, potassium sulfate has a designed annual capacity of 100,000 tons, primarily targeting chlorine-sensitive cash crops such as fruits, vegetables, and nuts.

Granular calcium chloride has a designed annual capacity of 35,000 to 40,000 tons, applicable in oil and gas field brine, road dust suppression, and concrete acceleration; feed-grade dicalcium phosphate has an annual capacity of 30,000 to 35,000 tons, used as a phosphorus and calcium supplement in animal feed. The supporting sulfuric acid unit has a designed annual capacity of 66,000 tons, with output mainly for internal use within the complex and surplus production available for external sales.

The project will use sulfur, potassium chloride, phosphate rock, and locally supplied calcium carbonate as primary raw materials. The hydrochloric acid byproduct generated during production will be further utilized in the calcium chloride and dicalcium phosphate units. The company plans to connect all production units into an integrated process system through raw material and byproduct recycling.

The complex plans to export products to Gulf Cooperation Council countries, South Asia, East Africa, Southeast Asia, and other international markets via the Port of Salalah. DuroMENA has begun advancing product offtake negotiations and commercial partnerships. The relevant capacity and technical parameters remain design targets and will be further confirmed based on engineering design.