China's Anhui Deli breaks ground on $70 million glassware facility

Published 7th July, 2025 by Greg Morris

The $70 million glassware facility in Egypt is expected to open late next year

China's Anhui Deli has broken ground on an Egyptian glassware facility.

The foundation stone for the Deli Egypt project for household glassware took place in Sokhna.

The site is on a 120,000m2 plot in the TEDA Egypt industrial zone

The investment cost is $70 million, equivalent to EGY3.5 billion.

The project provides 500 direct job opportunities and aims to export 80% of its production abroad.

The project will be implemented in two phases with the first phase expected to open during the second half of 2026.

The ceremony was attended by Mr. Weidong Shi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deli, Mr. Yu Li, CEO of the company, and Mr. Walid Gamal El-Din, Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone,

Mr. Walid Gamal El-Din stated this investment reflects the success of the partnership between the economic zone and its investor partners, especially the Chinese ones.

This is due to the strategic relations between Egypt and China, in light of the support provided by the political leadership of both countries, he said.

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.