Middle East Regional Development Enterprise

completed

The proposed project is to establish Meren silica sand plant which will manufacture high quality silica sand to be mainly exported to European glass manufacturers. The plant will be designed to manufacture about 10 different quality products, including dried and milled sand for glass, ceramics, oil and gas fracturing and other industries. The proposed new plant is to be located in a desert area in the south of Jordan, 65km from the Gulf of Aqaba. Although quarry development and operation is outside the direct scope of IFC''s investment, for the purposes of this review, it has been considered as an integral part of operations.