Industrial City Investment Planned in Iraq's Wassit Province

Iraq's Industrial Coordination Council has approved a series of measures aimed at supporting industrial operations, infrastructure use, and fuel transition for manufacturing facilities.

The Council approved the use of specialised berths (10 and 11) at Khor Al-Zubair Port to support the operation of a sponge iron plant, in line with the plant's production capacity, following its rehabilitation. The facilities will be used to meet export requirements during the trial operation phase and subsequently during full commercial production.

In the industrial sector, the Council also agreed that the Ministry of Industry and Minerals will prepare an investment opportunity for the development of an industrial city at the Suwaira site in Wasit province.

To address challenges facing brick factory owners in relation to the implementation of Cabinet Decision No. 24547, it was agreed to form a joint team from the relevant authorities. The team will:

Identify brick factories in the Nahrawan area capable of converting to liquefied gas use
Develop practical proposals for supplying gas pipelines and central storage tanks for these factories

In a related decision, the Council voted for the Ministry of Oil and the Ministry of Natural Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government to re-examine the supply of liquefied gas to licensed brick factories in the region's governorates.