[4] In 1956, the government of Jordan collaborated with some Arab countries, including Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, and Libya to establish the Arab Potash Company, in order to extract and produce potash and other minerals from the Dead Sea, of which the government of Jordan kept the majority of the stake.

[7] In 2000, the government of Jordan signed deals to export its potash production to France and Egypt.

[13][14] In 2018, China's SDIC Mining Investment Co. purchased the 28% stake owned by Canadian company Nutrien in Arab Potash for $502 million.

[20][21] Jamal Al Sarayrah – who served as the chairman of the board of directors since June 2012, resigned on December 18, 2020.

The site is basically a solar evaporation pond system of an area of 112 m2 (1,210 sq ft) and processing plants.

[citation needed] Arab Potash has several Dead Sea-area affiliates and subsidiary projects, including: