# Massoud Steel to build $19M metal packaging factory in Sokhna Industrial Zone

Massoud Steel signed an agreement to establish a metal packaging factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone, Egypt, with a total investment of USD 19 million. Operations are expected to start in Q1 2026 and create about 130 direct jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2025-04-28
- Where: Sokhna Industrial Zone, Egypt
- Value: $19.0M
- Jobs: 130
- Status: announced
- Products: metal containers
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Massoud Steel](https://endata.com/companies/13024.md)
- [Suez Canal Economic Zone](https://endata.com/companies/13025.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [mesteel.com](https://mesteel.com/news/massoud-steel-to-build-metal-packaging-factory-in-sokhna-industrial-zone), 2025-04-28: "Local manufacturer Massoud Steel has signed an agreement to establish a metal packaging factory in the Sokhna Industrial Zone"

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