China Glass Company plots Egyptian facility

Published 18th October, 2023 by Greg Morris

China Glas Company will build a facility focused on construction and photovoltaic units at The Suez Canal Economic Zone in Egypt.

A Chinese company focused on glass for construction and photovoltaic units plans to build a plant in Egypt.

China Glass Company wants to build a 500,000m2 glass factory in Sokhna Industrial Zone.

The new factory is planned to produce hundreds of thousands of glass products for construction and photovoltaic units, targeting up to $250 million in sales annually.

The glass factory is also expected to export 80 percent of its output. The project is expected to create between 600 and 800 jobs.

Egypt’s Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) on Tuesday (17 Oct 2023) signed a letter of intent (LOI) on Tuesday and three framework agreements with Chinese companies for industrial projects with $2.75 billion in investments.

The SCZONE also inked a framework agreement with China-Africa TEDA Investment and China Glass Company with $500 million in investments.

Greg Morris

Glass International Editor

Greg Morris has been editor of Glass International and organiser of the Glassman conferences since 2012, specialising in glass packaging. Prior to this he spent five years working in newspaper journalism.