Groupe Chimique Tunisien

Industry

Biorefining, Ecology & monitoring, Energy, Feed, Waste & circular economy, Water

Topics

Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation, Sugar, palm oil & agri-commodity processing, Wastewater, water treatment & bioremediation

Role

Producer — “…value chain from mining to manufacturing. Focus on responsible fertilisation practices and agricultural prospe…”

Why it is bioeconomy

Groupe Chimique Tunisien is a state-owned industrial company focused on the transformation of phosphate rock into phosphoric acid and various fertilizers.

Found via

[Rubric] Tunisia · lipase-oils; [Rubric] Tunisia · phytoremediation; [Rubric] Tunisia · struvite

Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.

Subsidiaries: Tunisian Indian Fertilizers (TIFERT) · SACF (China) · CIL (India)

• 2026-06 Latest status: The company returned to a unified management structure with the Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa (CPG) under a single president-directeur général appointed by government decree in June 2026. ↗ ↗ ↗
• 2026-09-30 GCT: L'usine Mdhilla 1 reprend du service après plus de quatre mois d'arrêt - La Presse de Tunisie
  The article states that the Mdhilla 1 plant, part of Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT), has resumed operations after over four months of stoppage due to a shortage of liquid sulfur, following improved import supplies; this restart is expected to boost production …
• 2026-09-29 La BAD accorde 110 M$ au Groupe Chimique Tunisien pour sa modernisation.
  The African Development Bank approved a $110 million loan to the Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) to modernize and upgrade its environmental performance and production units in Gabès, Skhira, and M’Dhilla, aiming to reduce pollution and improve sustainability, …
• 2026-10-01 Phosphates : quatre mois d’arrêt à Mdhilla exposent une dépendance industrielle - WMC
  Le GCT est vulnérable à la dépendance vis‑à‑vis d’un intrant importé (sulfur/SO2 via l’acide sulfurique) dans sa chaîne de transformation phosphatée, ce qui expose sa production de TSP à des aléas internationaux et souligne la nécessité de sécuriser les …
• 2026-09-25 Tunisia taps AfDB for USD 110 mn to rehabilitate polluting Gabès chemical plants
  The report notes that the AfDB loan is for cleaning up the state-owned Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT) facilities in Gabès, Skhira, and M'Dhilla, with Saied insisting only repaired/upgraded units will operate, implying tighter controls on GCT’s operations until …
• 2026-07-23 230 millions de dollars pour relancer la CPG efficacement - La Presse de Tunisie
  Groupe chimique tunisien (GCT) is facing financial distress and aging industrial facilities, but is central to Tunisia’s food security and export potential; current parliamentary financing aims to modernize operations, secure raw material supply (sulfur and …
• 2026-02-27 Tunisie: la justice refuse de mettre à l'arrêt l'usine d'engrais phosphatés de Gabès accusée de pollution - RFI
  The article reports that Tunisian judges refused a temporary halt on the Gabès phosphate fertilizer plant owned by Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT), deeming there was no proven harm or sufficient technical evidence of pollution. The case, tied to accusations of …

Ownership & investors 4

Partners & deals 1

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