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Egypt seeks to maximize value of kaolin sand ore

Businessmen Team news 03 August 2025 02:59 PM
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Egypt seeks to maximize value of kaolin sand ore

Prime Minister Dr. Moustafa Madbouly held a meeting Sunday to review a project aimed at maximizing the value of kaolin sand ore, with a total investment estimated at around 90 million euros ($98 million).

The meeting, held at the government's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital, included Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineer Karim Badawi, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Engineer Hassan El-Khatib, and officials from the "INCOM" company.

Madbouly stated that the government is providing the necessary support for investments in the mining sector to attract both local and foreign capital.

Counselor Mohamed El Homossany, the official spokesperson for the Council of Ministers, explained that the project, led by INCOM, is an integrated industrial logistical project in the Suez Canal Economic Zone in Ain Sokhna. The project will use modern technology to process kaolin sand ore, which is abundant in Egypt and has a high percentage of alumina, into high-value industrial products.

El Homossany added that the project will support the national economy by reducing imports and boosting exports, solidifying Egypt's role as a regional industrial hub.

INCOM Chairman Hisham Shata affirmed the company's commitment to contributing to sustainable industrial development and maximizing the economic benefit of Egypt's natural resources.