Wassit council signs deal with Iranian company to establish chloride factory

WASSIT / IraqiNews.com: The Wassit council signed on Thursday a deal with an Iranian company to establish a chloride factory, chairman of the council said. “A commission from the council selected the project’s location near the Tigris River, because of the need for water for the production process,” Mahmoud Abdulreda told IraqiNews.com news agency. Kut, the capital of Wassit, is 180 km southeast of Baghdad. SH (TP) 957