Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Co. (SAFCO) has received an approval from the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu for its US$533.35 million urea expansion project. The project will increase total urea capacity from 2.6 million mt/y to 3.67 million mt/y at Jubail Industrial City, which is on the Persian Gulf Coast. The plant is expected to begin production in the second half of 2013.