Egypt announced the completion of the construction works of three cotton ginning factories in Sharkia, Gharbiya, and Beheira at a total cost of 200 million Egyptian pounds ($ 9 million), according to The Egyptian Minister of Public Busines Sector, Hisham Tawfik.

The three factories are awaiting the installation of new machinery to start pilot production in May, Tawfik said in a statement.

New machines worth $7 million are expected to arrive from India to be installed in the three factories in March.

Each ginning factory, spanning over an area of about 6,000 square metres, has a planned output capacity of five tonnes per hour, the minister added.

The ministry’s development plan includes the development of seven cotton ginning factories; the first one was established in Fayoum.