JBC (Safi, Jordan)

Jordan Bromine Company (JBC), a consolidated 50/50 joint venture with Arab Potash Company (APC) established in 1999, on a 33-hectare site at Safi on the southeastern edge of the Dead Sea. Concentrated bromide-enriched brine from APC's evaporation ponds (8,775 ppm bromide basis) feeds the plant, which began operating in 2002 and doubled capacity in 2017. Reserves reflect plant capability through 2058 when the APC concession from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan ends; JBC consumes only ~1% of Jordan's share of Dead Sea bromine (Dead Sea contains an estimated 666Mt of bromine; ALB-attributable measured bromide-ion resource 162.43Mt). Plant recovery 82%; forecast bromine prices $2,690-$4,890/t.