About IDMI
A Jordanian industrial company built to transform the nation's phosphate wealth into lasting economic value.
Ideal Development for Manufacturing Industries (IDMI) is a Jordanian industrial company established to add value to the country's rich phosphate resources. The company focuses on processing phosphate ore into high-quality concentrate to support fertilizer manufacturing and chemical industries across the region.
Our vision & Mission
IDMI exists to transform Jordan's phosphate resources into high-value industrial products that serve regional and global markets. Our vision and mission define how we operate and the impact we aim to achieve.
Vision
To become the leading platform for industrial beneficiation and value-added phosphate-based products in the region.
Mission
To deliver reliable, high-purity phosphate products through clean, efficient, and technology-driven processes that contribute to national economic growth.
Core Values
Innovation
We adopt the latest technologies to stay ahead.
Sustainability
Environmental and social responsibility guides all our actions.
Integrity
Ethical conduct and transparency in every transaction.
Excellence
Precision, quality, and continuous improvement.
National impact
We work for Jordan's industrial future.
Key milestones
2021
IDMI established; BOOT agreement signed with JPMC
2022
Plant construction commenced
2024
METSO partnership confirmed
2025
Plant commission and operation
2026
Full operations commencement
IDMI's operations deliver substantial and lasting benefits to the Jordanian economy:
- USD 130 million in direct investment to build and operate the plant.
- Enhancement of JPMC's export capacity by an additional 2 million tonnes per year.
- Utilization of approximately 115 million tonnes of previously unexploited phosphate stockpiles.
- USD 400 million in projected annual export revenues — USD 8 billion over the contract period.
- 270+ direct jobs and approximately 1,850 indirect jobs, primarily for local community members in southern Jordan.
Our partners
Metso (Finland)
IDMI’s operations partner, working in close cooperation with IDMI to ensure the beneficiation plant operates to the highest standards of safety, efficiency, and reliability.
Jordan Phosphate Mines Company (JPMC)
A publicly traded Jordanian corporation established in 1949, and one of the world's top phosphate producers and exporters. JPMC provides IDMI with phosphate ore under the 20-year BOOT agreement and operates three major mines and a state-of-the-art industrial complex in Aqaba.
Financiers & Stakeholders
IDMI collaborates with leading financial institutions including Capital Bank, as well as government agencies and academic institutions, to support research, innovation, and investment attraction.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to common questions about IDMI's process and location.
Phosphate beneficiation is the industrial process of upgrading low-grade phosphate ore into a high-purity concentrate suitable for fertilizer and chemical manufacturing. The process typically involves scrubbing, grinding, classification, flotation, and drying to remove impurities and concentrate the phosphate content. At IDMI's beneficiation plant in Eshidiya, this process converts raw ore into phosphate concentrate meeting Premium, High, and Standard grade specifications.
IDMI's plant processes raw phosphate ore through seven sequential stages — scrubbing, grinding, classification, flotation, thickening and filtration, drying, and storage and dispatch — converting low-grade ore into high-purity phosphate concentrate.
IDMI's beneficiation plant is located in Eshidiya (also Al-Shidya, الشيدية) in Ma'an Governorate, southern Jordan, approximately 300 km southeast of Amman and 125 km northeast of Aqaba.
IDMI's head office is located at 3rd Floor, 69 King Abdullah II Street, Amman, Jordan.