UFlex has commissioned two presses at its aseptic packaging facility in Egypt.

Kenlead is building a packaging film plant in Qantara West in the Suez Canal Economic Zone, Egypt, on a 170,000 square meter site with EGP 4.16 billion of self-financed investment. Operations start with two lines and output is targeted to reach 48,000 to 60,000 tonnes a year by 2027.

UFlex is preparing to start commercial production by the end of 2026 at a new US$126 million, 30-acre aseptic packaging plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt, with annual capacity of 12 billion packs. The plant will be Asepto's second manufacturing base after India.

Eroğlu Global Holding signed an agreement with the Suez Canal Economic Zone to build a carton and packaging factory in Qantara West Industrial Zone, with a $175 million investment and about 2,000 direct jobs. The plant will span 70,000 square meters.

Cepack Group, part of Egypt's HSA Group, signed an agreement with BHS Germany to install a new corrugated cardboard production line, expected to raise its production capacity by around 70%. No timeline or investment value was disclosed.

Cairo Company for Packaging Materials (Cobac) plans a new factory with an investment of EGP 2.8 to 3 billion, which will raise its total BOPP film capacity to 67,000 tonnes per year and support exports to Europe and the US.

Egyptian carton maker Cepack Group, part of HSA Group, signed an agreement with German supplier BHS Corrugated to install a third corrugator line, raising its production capacity by 70%. The agreement was signed at HSA Group's headquarters in Dubai.

Egyptian cardboard producer Cepack Group signed an agreement with BHS to add a new BHS corrugated cardboard production line, raising its production capacity by about 70%. The announcement is dated August 31, 2025.

Turkish company UR-SA signed an investment contract with Egypt's SCZone to build a 35,000 square meter industrial textiles and plastic packaging plant in Qantara West, with $20 million investment and 1,000 expected jobs.

Huhtamaki Egypt received a Golden License from the Egyptian Cabinet to build a molded fiber packaging plant using recycled wastepaper in Sadat City, with EGP 1.47 billion investment and over 61 direct jobs. Operations are planned to start in August 2026.

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.

PerfoTec BV signed a strategic partnership with Egypt-based GoodSeal Packaging Company, including a global PerfoTec licensing agreement and a significant order for PerfoTec equipment, to expand into North Africa and the Middle East.

The Egyptian Cabinet granted Huhtamaki Egypt a Golden License for a new 21,700 sqm molded fiber packaging factory in Sadat City, Monufia Governorate, valued at about EGP 1.5 billion including EUR 24 million foreign investment. Production will include paper fruit trays, cup carriers and egg cartons.

AVK Gulf has secured a USD 20 million contract to supply valves for the transmission line feeding the water treatment plant of Egypt's New Administrative Capital, east of Cairo.

AVK Gulf was awarded a contract worth USD 20 million to supply valves up to DN2200 for water transmission lines serving the New Administrative Capital water treatment plant east of Cairo, Egypt, reported on 31 October 2024.

The Arab Organization for Industrialization opened a production line for safe gas valves for cooking stoves at its subsidiary Arab British Dynamics (ABD) in Egypt, with capacity of 1 million valves a year. Plans call for lines to reach 5 million valves a year within three years.

Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals (SIDPEC) of Egypt and Ran Gas Limited of Nigeria plan a joint $30 million plant in Alexandria to produce one million LPG cylinders per year, mainly for export to Nigeria from 2027. The information comes from an unnamed government official.

Flex Accipto, a UFlex Group subsidiary, signed a $120 million deal with Orascom Industrial Parks to expand its packaging plant on a 150,000 square metre area in Sokhna within the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The signing was witnessed by the SCZONE chairman on 20 June 2023.

Egypt's Trade and Industry Minister inaugurated the first phase of a water pump factory built by Xylem, worth EGP 300 million ($9.7 million), on 22 May 2023. The plant will serve Egypt and export half its output to the Middle East and Africa.

Sterling and Wilson signed a contract with Egyptian Natural Gas Company (GASCO) for the mechanical works of the Dahshour compressor station expansion, funded by the EBRD. The contract is worth $3 million.

Egypt's Ibda initiative signed a shareholder agreement with Spain's Coperci, part of Mondragon, to build Egypt's first gas safety valve factory with capacity of 15 million valves and an investment of about $7.6 million, scheduled to open in April 2023.

Egypt's Ibda initiative signed a shareholder agreement with Spain's Coperci, part of Mondragon group, to set up Egypt's first gas safety valve factory with capacity of 15 million valves and an investment of about $6.7 million, scheduled to open in April 2023.

Taiwanese firm Richy, with Egypt's Al Arabi Group, plans an air conditioner compressor plant in the Kom Abu Radi industrial zone in Beni Suef, Egypt, with total investment of $33 million and a capacity of 6 million compressors per year. Production is planned to start in 2024.

Valvitalia SpA signed a contract worth $5,086,356.60 with Egyptian Natural Gas Co. (GASCO) for the Al Waleedia pressure reduction and metering station, scheduled for completion by April 2027.

Saad Eldin Gases is investing $3 million in a joint venture with Italy's OMB Valves to build an automotive valve plant in Abu Rawash, Giza, with a 70/30 stake split and production expected within six months.

Knorr-Bremse will supply braking systems and entrance systems for Siemens Mobility's 15 Velaro Egypt trains, with installation between 2023 and 2026. The contract includes an option for 26 further trainsets.

Knorr-Bremse's Evac brand will supply sanitary systems for 34 Desiro High Capacity regional trains built by Siemens Mobility for Egypt, with an option for 60 more.

Knorr-Bremse won a Siemens Mobility contract to equip 15 Velaro Egypt high-speed trainsets with braking and entrance systems, with an option for 26 more, deliveries running from 2023 to 2026.

Honeywell UOP will provide engineering services to upgrade the naphtha complex at Alexandria National Refining and Petrochemical Co. (ANRPC) in Alexandria, Egypt, to boost gasoline production. The upgrade targets up to 125% higher naphtha processing.

Toscotec will supply ETAP a technological rebuild of PM2's press section, including a new bi-nip concept, at its Borg Elarab paper mill in Alexandria, Egypt. The paper machine makes testliner and kraftliner.

Simplex for Industrial Solutions and Software announced a new 5,000 sqm CNC machine factory in the 10th of Ramadan City Industrial Zone, Egypt, with planned investments of EGP 100 million to raise production and export to about 15 countries over three years.

H.B. Fuller announced a strategic investment in a new adhesives manufacturing plant at CPC Industrial Park in Cairo's 6th of October industrial city. The 37,000 m2 facility is set to start full production in the last quarter of 2022 and will double production capacity.

Schroeder Valves has delivered the first of 36 Schroeder High Pressure Valves for the pump protection systems of a large gas-fired combined-cycle power plant complex under construction in Egypt. The report is dated 2021-04-02.

Egyptian sanitary ware and plumbing maker Valio (Faliou) has leased a new 1,200 sq m factory in Tenth of Ramadan City, to start operating in July 2021, adding capacity and a new component line to cut imports.

TechnipFMC won an EPCI contract covering subsea equipment for the North El Amriya and North Idku projects in Egypt. The client and contract value were not disclosed in the article.

Egypt's New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) has ordered a 252 MW wind project from Vestas for the Gulf of Suez 1 site. Vestas will supply and install 70 V105-3.45 MW turbines, provide a three-year service agreement and manage the EPC work.

DYPNF signed a supply contract worth 11.99 billion KRW for a Cokes Handling System Package with Egyptian state-owned Suez Oil Processing Company, announced on 4 September 2020.

TechnipFMC signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract worth more than $1 billion with Assiut National Oil Processing Co. for a new hydrocracking complex in Egypt. The complex will convert refinery products into about 2.8 million tons per year of Euro 5 diesel.

Egyptian packaging maker Al Safa for Packaging is adding a EUR 2 million production line imported from Germany to raise capacity by 20 to 25 percent at its Alexandria plants. Production is expected to start early next month.

Fluence's Egyptian joint venture IWSI and Hassan Allam EPC were awarded a $74M EPC contract for a 40,000 m3/day seawater desalination plant in New Mansoura, expandable to 80,000 m3/day. Fluence's share is $20 million.

Bereeq, a unit of Raya Holding, plans to open a second plastic recycling plant in 6th of October City, Egypt, with a 250 million EGP investment by the end of 2019. The plant is intended to double the company's production capacity.

Indorama Ventures (IVL) acquired a 74% share of Egypt-based PET preforms maker Medco Plast, which has annual capacity of 70,000 metric tonnes. The deal was reported on 15 November 2018.

Mondi has acquired a 96% interest in Egyptian industrial bags producer Suez Bags for EGP 284 million ($15.88 million), to be integrated into its Fibre Packaging business.

Mondi completed the acquisition of a control position in Egyptian industrial bags producer Suez Bags, now owning 96%. The equity value is EGP 284 million (about EUR 13.6 million) on a 100% basis, and the business will be integrated into Mondi's Fibre Packaging business.

Mondi Group completed the acquisition of National Company for Paper Products and Import & Export (NPP) for EGP 510 million (about EUR 24 million), adding an industrial bags plant in Giza near Cairo.

Indorama Ventures and India's Dhunseri Petrochem formed a 50:50 joint venture to acquire up to 50% of Egyptian Polyester Company (EIPET) and restart its 540,000 tonne/year PET plant in Ain Sokhna, Egypt. Financial details were not disclosed.

Mondi agreed to acquire a privately owned industrial bags maker operating in Egypt for €23.7m (£20.9m), reported on 30 April 2018.

Saipem finalised offshore contract variations worth $900m for engineering, procurement, construction and installation work at Petrobel's Zohr gas field in the Mediterranean Sea, offshore Egypt. Works are scheduled for completion by the end of 2018.

Egyptian Chemical Industries (KIMA) said it paid EGP 1.3bn to Tecnomont by end-2016 for its Aswan fertiliser expansion, including two ammonia units of 1,200 tonnes per day. Works began in January 2017 and are due to finish by November 2018.