Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa
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The Compagnie des phosphates de Gafsa (Arabic: شركة فسفاط قفصة, Gafsa Phosphate Company) or CPG is a Tunisian phosphate mining company based in Gafsa, formed in the late 19th century during the French colonial era, and once the largest employer in the country. It was merged in 1994 with the Groupe chimique tunisien (CGT) to form the CPG-CGT group. Before the revolution of 2011 the company was the fifth largest phosphate producer in the world, but since then strikes and social unrest have caused production to drop by half.
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Company type | Phosphates |
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Industry | Mining |
Founded | 1897 |
Defunct | 1994 |
Fate | Merged with the CGT: Groupe chimique tunisien |
Headquarters | , |
Owner | Tunisian state |
Website | www |
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