Egypt reveals plans to establish industrial cities in Eastern Desert, Sinai

29/01/2023

Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tariq el-Molla revealed that the country is planning to establish some industrial cities in the Eastern Desert and Sinai in order to achieve added value to the mineral resources, during the International Mining Conference in Saudi Arabia

He explained that the plan includes implementing a number of complexes for the manufacture of phosphate fertilizers to maximize the economic return of phosphate ore, in addition to developing training centers dedicated to increasing the skills of human cadres, geologists and workers as well.