Egypt aims to boost plastics exports by 15% in ’24

Egypt is planning to boost its exports of plastics by 15 per cent for the current year, Chairman of the Egyptian Chemical and Fertilisers Export Council (CEC), Khaled Abo El Makarim, told this website on Tuesday.

“Part of PLASTEX 2024 Exhibition this year is to serve this target, to boost our exports of plastics by at least 12 per cent and 15 per cent, by working to tap new markets, including Europe,” Abo El Makarim told Amwal Al Ghad English on the sidelines of the PLASTEX 2024 show, the largest plastics and rubber exhibition in the Middle East and North Africa, taking place in Cairo on January 9-12.

Egypt’s exports of plastic products have amounted to $1.75 billion in 2023, representing 27 per cent of its chemical and fertilisers sector exports, the CEC said in a report at the opening of PLASTEX 2024.