Ma’aden partners with Metso and thyssenkrupp Uhde to develop unique phosphogypsum recycling and CO\2\ capture solution for a calcination plant in Saudi Arabia
Metso Corporation’s press release on January 10, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. EETThe Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden), the largest multi-commodity firm in the Middle East, has signed a frame agreement with Metso and thyssenkrupp Uhde for the development and licensing of a phosphogypsum processing solution for the calcination plant at Ras Al Khair in Saudi Arabia. The plant will use sulfur for the calcination of phosphogypsum and include technologies for CO\2\ capturing with lime produced from the calcination. The process will lead to a reduction in CO\2 \emissions across Ma’aden’s phosphate