Minister of Equipment and Housing Announces Visit of Chinese Expert Team to Tunisian Chemical Group
The Minister of Equipment and Housing, Slah Zouari, announced that a team of Chinese experts will visit the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) in Gabès today, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, as part of the follow-up on projects to reduce industrial pollution.
Urgent Measures to Limit Pollutant Emissions
During a plenary session held on Monday at the Assembly of People's Representatives, Zouari presented a series of urgent measures aimed at limiting pollutant emissions and accelerating the implementation of environmental projects carried out in partnership with the Chinese side.
Key Projects Covered by the Agreement
The minister specified that the agreement concluded with the Chinese partner covers several major projects:
- The project to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, which has reached 98% completion, is expected to be operational by the end of 2025.
- The project to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions, estimated at 8 million dinars, has made 75% progress.
- The project to improve the treatment of ammonia emissions, currently 84% complete, is expected to be finalized within six months, using the double absorption process.
- The improvement of the DAP fertilizer washing system, also 84% advanced, will continue according to the agreed schedule.
- The project to reduce CO₂ emissions in two industrial units, costing 30 million dinars, will be completed within the next six months.
- The project to limit greenhouse gas emissions in the ammonium nitrate plant has already acquired a control system, and work will start immediately, the minister assured.
Government Commitment to Environmental Performance
Zouari reaffirmed the government's commitment to improving the environmental performance of the Gabès complex, while highlighting the strategic cooperation with China in the field of industrial depollution and modernization of chemical infrastructure.
