# China Glass Holdings breaks ground on $310M plant in Egypt

China Glass Holdings Co., Ltd. broke ground on a 2.23-billion-yuan ($310 million) plant in the China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone. The plant will have daily capacity of 1,000 tons of float glass and 800 tons of ultra-clear rolled photovoltaic glass, creating about 1,000 jobs.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2024-11-28
- Where: China-Egypt TEDA Suez Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone, approximately 120 km east of Cairo, Egypt
- Value: $310.0M (2.23B CNY)
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 2025
- Status: under construction
- Capacity: 1,000 tons/day float glass; 800 tons/day ultra-clear rolled photovoltaic glass
- Products: float glass, ultra-clear rolled photovoltaic glass
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [China Glass Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/20906.md)

## Sources

- [english.news.cn](https://english.news.cn/20241129/3ae2be045b8246e9856c9e5e7df0b2ee/c.html), 2024-11-29: "Cai Guo, vice president of China Glass Holdings Co., Ltd. said the plant is expected to begin operations by the end of 2025."
- [enterpriseam.com](https://enterpriseam.com/climate/2024/12/02/china-glass-breaks-ground-on-usd-300-mn-plant-to-produce-flat-glass-pv-glass-in-egypt/), 2024-12-02: "CNG Egypt New Energy Glass — a company set up by China Glass Holding — has broken ground on its USD 300 mn glass production plant in the Ain Sokha Industrial Zone"

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