Sector Background:
- The Chemical Industries is considered one of the largest industrial sectors; it includes 7 main subsectors,
which are Plastics, Rubber, Paper, Detergents, Paints, Miscellaneous, Chemicals , Fertilizers
and Glass.
- Medium and Small Enterprises represent around 85% of the total number of sector companies
registered at IMC.
- Exports of Chemical Industries sector reached LE 18,6 billion in 2009 and LE 14,4 billion in 2010
till August (8 months)
Chemical sector main objectives are:
- Doubling exports to reach 42 billion pound by 2013
- New investments of 6.6 billion pound.
- 17000 new employment opportunities.
- 99 new exporters.
2010 data (till the end of August 2010)
- The number of registered companies in IMC reached 1167 with a labor force estimated at 83000
workers.
- Exports value till end of August 2010 reached around LE 14.4 billion with an increase of 28% over
the same period of 2009
- Investments of registered companies in the sector reached about LE 35 billions.
Sector Projects:
- Paper Industries Development Strategy in Egypt.
- Flat Glass and its components industry Development Strategy in Egypt.
Specialized services to increase efficiency of the sector:
- Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
- Accreditation of International Certificates required for Marketing Egyptian Products in Global Markets
- Research and Development Projects
- Implementation of enterprise resources planning programme
- Energy saving
- Final Registration in ECHA according to REACH Legislation
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