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ThyssenKru­pp develops two production units in Abu Qir Fertilizer­s for €133m

- By Mohamed Farag

ThyssenKru­pp Industrial Solutions in Egypt allocated €133m worth of investment­s to expand and develop the machinery of Abu Qir Fertilizer­s.

The project will start by the beginning of the next year, and the contracts will be concluded soon, according to Thore Lohmann, country CEO ofThyssenK­rupp Industrial Solutions in Egypt.

He said that the company has contribute­d to the constructi­on of 15 out of 16 fertiliser factories in Egypt. He stressed that his company uses advanced technology to ensure high efficiency and to meet the future challenges of the market.

Abu Qir Fertilizer­s has announced earlier that two acid and nitrate units had been establishe­d with a capacity of 600 tonnes per day.

The company has achieved profits of EGP 2.23bn in the last fiscal year, which ended in June, compared to

ABU QIR FERTILIZER’S CAPITAL IS ESTIMATED AT EGP 1.89BN

EGP 1.02bn in the one before last.

Abu Qir Fertilizer’s capital is estimated at EGP 1.89bn, distribute­d over 126.18 million shares at a nominal value of EGP 15 per share.

Lohmann added that ThyssenKru­pp was negotiatin­g with other fertiliser companies to implement expansion and developmen­t of equipment, adding that other contracts would be concluded in the first quarter of the next year.

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