Dead Sea Magnesium Ltd. (DSM)

A joint venture between ICL (65%) and Volkswagen (35%), DSM produces metal magnesium and magnesium alloys from the Dead Sea, primarily for use by the aluminum and auto industries located in North America and Europe. During the past few years it has developed a number of unique light-weight alloys designed to reduce the weight of automobiles and automobile parts, and therefore their fuel consumption.

DSM’s operations are highly synergistic with ICL’s other production facilities adjacent to the Dead Sea by using low cost raw materials from the Dead Sea and providing ICL Fertilizers and ICL Industrial Products with by-products of its magnesium production processes, thus helping ICL to maximize overall value from its Dead Sea operations.

I.D.E Technologies Ltd. 

ICL’s subsidiary, I.D.E. Technologies Ltd. (owned jointly with Delek Group), is a recognized leader in the delivery of engineered water treatment and desalination solutions. To date, it has built approximately 360 thermal distillation and membrane desalination facilities in nearly 40 countries around the world, including the world’s largest SWRO (Sea Water Reverse Osmosis) plant located in Ashkelon, Israel. In late 2006, an I.D.E. subsidiary agreed to build and operate a similar seawater desalination facility that will process approximately 100 million cubic meters of water a year in Hadera, Israel. I.D.E also specializes in the development of processes for concentrating and purifying industrial streams, wastewater treatment, heat pumps and ice/snow machines.