Structure & functioning

Policy matters and program directions are decided by the Board of Directors elected by the General Assembly for a term of three years. Board meetings are convened twice a year and resolutions are adopted by a simple majority.

Sitting on the Board of IMPHOS are the Managing Directors of companies which are current members, namely CPG/GCT (Tunisia), FERPHOS (Algeria), ICS (Senegal), JPMC (Jordan), OCP/PHOSBOUCRAA (Morocco) and IFG (Togo).

The Board members designate from among themselves the Chairman and Vice Chairman. They entrust to the Secretary General the responsibility for implementing the decisions and resolutions of the Board and daily management of the IMPHOS Secretariat General.

IMPHOS has its headquarters housing the two divisions of the Permanent Secretariat in Casablanca, Morocco. The Agronomy Division is responsible for the use of phosphorus in agriculture and forestry, while the Technical Division is in charge of phosphorus fertilizer production technology. Environmental issues are at the forefront of the activities in both Divisions.

IMPHOS does not have in-house research or laboratory facilities. Instead, it achieves its objectives by commissioning usually with short-term contracts, research with competent organizations worldwide.

Two committees assist the decision-making process within IMPHOS : the Agronomy and Technical Committee, whose members come from IMPHOS member companies, and the Scientific Advisory Committee, chaired by an independent scientist with members who are specialists in the Committee's field of interest.