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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West Port Said’s transit traffic jumps 301.7% in 2025/26
Transit container traffic at Egypt's West Port Said rose 301.7 per cent in the 2025/26 fiscal year to 207,500…
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…
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, 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…
Egypt’s SCZONE posts EGP 6.25 bln revenue in FY2025/26
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) reported total revenues of 6.25 billion Egyptian pounds in the first half…
Türkiye’s Eroğlu Moda Tekstil to invest $5.6 mln in Egypt garment factory: SCZONE
Turkish apparel manufacturer Eroğlu Moda Tekstil will invest $5.6 million to build a new ready-made garments…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $8 mln Pitcairn food project
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a contract to establish a $8 million food manufacturing facility…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs EGP 1b deal to develop ready-built factories in West Qantara
The Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) on Monday signed a 1 billion Egyptian pound agreement with industrial…
Egypt says Qatari Al Mana fuel project in Sokhna does not involve land sale
Egypt’s Cabinet Media Centre on Thursday dismissed claims that the country had ceded land in Sokhna to Qatari…
Egypt’s West Qantara Zone draws $1.3b foreign investments: SCZONE
Egypt’s West Qantara Industrial Zone, part of the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE), has secured 48 industrial and…
Suez Canal Economic Zone breaks ground on China’s $70m Xinmin glass factory
The Suez Canal Economic Zone Authority held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday for China’s Xinmin Glass factory…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $7m deal for first local smart-lock factory
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) on Monday signed a contract with an alliance between Italy’s Mi-Fra and…
China’s WINPEX to build $15m lighting equipment plant in Egypt’s Ain Sokhna
China’s WINPEX Group signed a $15 million agreement on Wednesday to build a lighting and electrical equipment…
Egypt’s SCZONE receives 24 cranes for Sokhna automated container terminal
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said on Tuesday it had received 24 units of advanced container-handling…
Egypt’s West Port Said welcomes Celestyal Journey carrying 900 passengers, crew
West Port Said Port received the cruise ship Celestyal Journey on Monday, carrying 435 tourists from various…
Egypt’s SCZONE chief courts French investors in Paris meetings
Egypt is courting French investors as it looks to expand industrial and technology-focused projects within the Suez…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs deal with Sky Ports to build multi-purpose terminal at Sokhna
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding and an 18-month usufruct…
Singapore’s Destiny Energy to build $210m green ammonia facilities in Egypt’s SCZONE
Singapore-based Destiny Energy plans to invest $210 million to build new green ammonia production facilities in…
South Korea’s H&L to build $12m sportswear factory in Egypt’s West Qantara –…
South Korea’s H&L Corp signed Tuesday a contract with Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) to establish a…
Egypt’s SCZONE breaks ground on $20.5m Chinese textile, apparel projects in West Qantara
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) is expanding its industrial footprint with two new Chinese-backed…
Egypt’s SCZONE secures EGP 30b long-term CIB loan to boost port, infrastructure projects
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) said on Monday it secured a long-term bank financing facility worth 30…
Egypt’s SCZONE signs $40m recycling project with Turkish partner
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a $40 million contract on Tuesday with Turkish company HIPER…
Egypt’s SCZONE eyes Peru cooperation in food manufacturing, logistics
Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) is seeking closer cooperation with Peru in logistics and food…