Summary
Tunisia says it's on track to restore once economically crucial phosphate output to levels approaching those before the 2011 Arab Spring uprising, as its beleaguered state-owned miner undergoes a shakeup.
Output will probably be at least 4.1 million tons in 2019, up from 2.8 million tons the previous year, Industry Minister Slim Feriani said.
While a full restoration to 2010 production isn't possible because CPG hasn't invested in maintaining and developing its facilities, there's still capacity to create 5 million tons, with the new Meknassi mine in Sidi Bouzid boosting output by 200,000, according to Feriani.
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