A large industrialization drive has started in the Egyptian fertilizer industry in which the country has succeeded in obtaining about $3 billion worth of investments in order to set up five key industrial units. This was declared during the 36th Edition of the Sahara International Agricultural Exhibition. Egypt Fertilizer Capacity Expansion
According to Mostafa Sherif El-Gabaly, Deputy Chairperson of the Chemical and Fertilizers Export Council, the investment drive would include both local and foreign direct investments, with the latter coming from Chinese and Indian consortia. These new outputs of fertilizer in the form of phosphate, nitrogen, potash, and compounds would ensure the security of Egyptian agriculture in addition to the surplus being exported to other countries.
Fertilizers represent Egypt’s second-largest non-oil export commodity after gold, currently comprising roughly 7% of total non-oil foreign sales shipped across 100 global markets. By scaling production capabilities, officials intend to secure domestic food supplies while contributing meaningfully toward Cairo’s broader national economic strategy to achieve $100 billion in total annual exports by 2030. To facilitate immediate trade connections, export authorities arranged targeted trade missions for 21 international buyers representing 15 nations, including regional trade partners across the Gulf Cooperation Council, Middle East, and broader African continent.
The industrial push aligns with broader momentum across North Africa, where rising global reliance on regional soil nutrients has elevated chemical manufacturing into a dominant economic engine. Sector performance data indicates that chemical and fertilizer exports surpassed $7 billion during the first seven months of 2026 alone, marking a 25 percent increase compared to the previous year.
European Union partners absorb over a third of these foreign shipments, while bilateral trade across Asian and Middle Eastern markets continues to accelerate rapidly. Local authorities emphasize that expanding downstream fertilizer refining capabilities remains vital to navigating global supply disruptions, mitigating domestic food inflation, and maintaining trade resilience amid volatile international commodity pricing dynamics. Cairo News Agency
