Dead Sea Magnesium
One of the few large smelters outside China.
- Material
- Magnesium
- Stage
- Processing plant
- Place
- Sdom, Israel
- Coordinates
- 31.03° N, 35.39° E (approximate)
Seen from orbit
- Heat
- 0 of the last 7 days and 0 of the last 30 had furnace-hot pixels within 6 km (NASA FIRMS).
- Armed conflict
- 30 events within 100 km so far this year, the latest on 15 Sep 2026 (UCDP).
Signals show activity, not output. They are measured automatically and can be affected by weather, terrain and fires.
Facts
- Electrolytic magnesium from Dead Sea brine
- Israel produced about 20 kt of magnesium in 2025 (USGS)