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Egypt Installs Indian Cotton Ginning Machines At Three Factories

By Textile Excellence
March 16, 2021

India supplied new cotton ginning machines worth US$ 7 million to three cotton ginning factories in Egypt. Each ginning factory has a planned output capacity of five tonnes per hour. The Egyptian Minister of Public Business Sector, Hisham Tawfik, announced the completion of the construction works of three cotton ginning factories in Sharkia, Gharbiya, and Beheira at a total cost of EGP 200 million. The three factories are expected to start pilot production in May. The ministry's development plan includes the development of seven cotton ginning factories; the first one was established in Fayoum.