Construction and Cement Industry

Blurb: Egypt is in the midst of a huge construction boom—the center of which is a New Administrative Capital intended to modernize the seat of government for the country of 103 million people in a new city 28 miles east of Cairo.

Suez Cement Group of Companies, a subsidiary of the Italcementi Group - the world's fifth biggest cement producer, is one of the largest and oldest cement producers in Egypt. Its industrial network comprises five production facilities

The Egyptian cement market is considered to be one of the largest in the world, with 21 cement producers that own and operate 24 plants and 43 kilns. Providing work for over 50 000 people and indirectly supporting an additional 200 000, the cement industry is one of Egypt's most important economic drivers.