East Port Said’s transit traffic rises 41.1% in 2025/26
Transit container traffic at Egypt's East Port Said rose 41.1% in the 2025/26 fiscal year to 5.5 million…
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Kekkilä-BVB plans growing-media factory in Egypt’s SCZONE
European agricultural growing-media maker Kekkilä-BVB plans to establish a factory in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic…
SCZONE lighting factory matches products once made in Germany, Madbouly says
A lighting products factory in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has reached a production level comparable…
SCZONE is about jobs, not just projects, Egypt PM says
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly said the focus of new industrial projects in the Suez Canal Economic Zone…
Egypt’s SCZONE factories have 40%-95% local content – PM
New factories in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) have local content ranging from 40 per cent to as much…
Egypt to accelerate SCZONE infrastructure projects as demand rises – PM
Egypt will accelerate infrastructure projects in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to meet rising investor…
Egypt’s SCZONE has 212 operating factories – PM
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has 212 operating factories, more than three times the number it had four…
Egypt, China’s ZC Rubber sign pact to study $500 mln tyre complex
Egypt and China's Zhongce Rubber Group (ZC Rubber) signed a letter of intent on Wednesday to study the…
Egyptian-Saudi Techno Bond plans $50 million aluminium plant in Suez Zone
Egyptian-Saudi joint venture Techno Bond plans to invest up to $50 million to establish a complex producing…
Egypt starts construction of $50 mln Sungrow energy storage plant
Egypt has begun construction of a $50 million energy-storage systems plant in the Suez Canal Economic Zone…
Egypt’s West Port Said Port receives Astoria Grande on maiden call
Egypt's West Port Said Port received the Astoria Grande on its maiden call on Monday, carrying 414 passengers and…
Profile: Moustafa Shaikhon, Egypt’s new Suez Canal Economic Zone chief
Egypt appointed Moustafa Shaikhon as chairman of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), putting a trade and…
Sisi appoints Moustafa Shaikhon as SCZONE chairman for one year
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has appointed Moustafa Farouk Ismail Shaikhon as chairman of the Suez Canal…
China’s JASAN Group breaks ground on $117 mln Egypt textile complex
China's JASAN Group has broken ground on a $117 million textile and apparel complex in Egypt's Suez Canal Economic…
Egypt’s SCZONE posts record FY2025/26 revenue of EGP 15.9 bln
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) posted record annual revenue of 15.9 billion Egyptian pounds in fiscal…
Türkiye’s Ukinox to invest $14 mln in Egypt’s SCZone
Turkish manufacturer Ukinox will invest $14 million to build a stainless-steel kitchen sink factory in Egypt's Suez…
Egypt signs renewable power deals for SCZONE projects
Egypt signed two agreements on Wednesday to supply renewable electricity to projects in the Suez Canal Economic…
Egypt signs 3 logistics deals at SCZONE to boost trade hub ambitions
Egypt signed three logistics agreements on Wednesday at the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) as part of efforts to…
China’s Chaoyang LongMarch breaks ground on $190 mln Egypt tyre plant – SCZONE
Chinese tire manufacturer Chaoyang LongMarch Tyre Co., Ltd. has broken ground on a $190 million factory in Egypt's…
China’s Zhejiang Hongda to build textile plant in Egypt’s West Qantara – SCZONE
China’s Zhejiang Hongda Chemicals Co.Ltd will invest $20 million to build a textile manufacturing and processing…
SCZONE partners with Elsewedy Academy to train industrial workforce
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Elsewedy Technical Academy (STA)…
Egypt’s SteelCon signs $2 mln metal components project in East Port Said – SCZONE
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed an agreement with local company SteelCon to establish a $2…
India’s Prestige to build $20 mln denim plant in Egypt’s West Qantara
Indian textile manufacturer Prestige Denim Mills will invest $20 million in a denim fabric production facility in…
Canada’s Avelon signs deal for technical textiles plant in Egypt’s East Port…
Egypt's Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed an agreement with Canada's Avelon on Thursday to build a technical…
Egypt proposes Japanese industrial zone in SCZONE to attract investment
Egypt has invited Japan to establish an industrial zone within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), seeking to…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $8 mln Turkish textile deal in West Qantara
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed on Monday an $8 million deal with two Turkish companies, Dinamik…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $16.5 mln Turkish denim, garment project
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) on Wednesday signed an agreement with Türkiye’s Ela Textile to establish…
Türkiye-Egypt JV signs $2 mln plant deal in Ain Sokhna
A Turkish-Egyptian joint venture has signed a $2 million agreement to establish a trailer manufacturing plant in…
Egypt’s Suez Canal zone signs $6.5 million Turkish textile project in West Qantara
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said on Thursday it signed an agreement with Türkiye’s Atesan Tekstil for…
China’s Henan Zhongfu proposes $2 billion aluminum plant in Egypt’s SCZONE
Egypt is reviewing a $2 billion proposal by China’s Henan Zhongfu Industry Co. to build an aluminum production…
Suez Canal Economic Zone plans Spain roadshow in Q4
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone plans (SCZONE) to begin a roadshow in Spain in the fourth quarter to attract…
Egypt’s Sisi sends message to Putin as Cairo seeks stability, strategic partnerships
Egypt delivered a message from President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday,…
Suez Canal Economic Zone, UNIDO launch Egypt clean hydrogen programme
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE), in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development…
Egypt holds talks with China’s Baowu Steel on investment, cooperation
Egypt’s Ministry of Industry held talks with China’s Baowu Steel Group, one of the world’s largest steel producers,…
Egypt loads 100 locally made buses at East Port Said – SCZONE
East Port Said Port successfully loaded 100 locally manufactured buses onto the vessel SUNSHINE ACE on Tuesday, the…
Egypt’s SCZONE grants 25-year concession for $55m smart truck management project
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has granted a 25-year concession to a consortium of Egytrans NOSCO and…
Egypt’s SCZONE Teams Up with Shaghalni to boost workforce in strategic sectors
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed a cooperation agreement with Shaghalni, a company specialising in…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $2 mln fertiliser, pesticide project in Sokhna
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority (SCZONE) on Wednesday witnessed the signing of a $2 million (94 million…
Egypt’s SCZONE, China’s CNCEC sign $34 mln soda ash manufacturing project in Sokhna
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) has signed on Sunday a $34 million agreement with China National Chemical…
India’s Jai Dadi to invest $16 mln in metal alloys project in Egypt’s Sinai
India’s Jai Dadi Group will invest $16 million to develop a metal alloys project in East Ismailia, Sinai, creating…